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A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).
A U.S. Navy CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on July 7, 2004. Kearsarge is deployed to transport elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.