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Caption:
South China Sea (Dec. 1, 2005) - A SH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned
to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fourteen
(HS-14), discharges countermeasure flares alongside the conventionally
powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Flares are part of the
aircraft's defense against surface-to-air and air-to-air infra-red (IR)
heat-seeking missile attacks. The heat created by the flare will
hopefully burn hotter than the aircraft engine and attract the incoming
missile away from the aircraft. Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air
Wing Five (CVW-5) are currently conducting operations in the Western
Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jonathan
D. Chandler (RELEASED)
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