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| Keywords: US Navy 020919-N-1348L-008 An MH-53E.jpg en At sea aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 Sep 19 2002 -- An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the Black Stallions of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four HC-4 lands on the ship s flight deck to pick up a platoon of U S Marines The MH-53E is used primarily for Airborne Mine Countermeasures AMCM with a secondary mission of shipboard delivery Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to 55 troops or a 16-ton payload 50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 500 nautical miles The MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures systems including the Mk 105 minesweeping sled the AQS-14 side-scan sonar and the Mk 103 mechanical minesweeping system George Washington is homeported in Norfolk Va and is on a scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class David C Lloyd RELEASED 2002-09-19 020919-N-1348L-008 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2761 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class David C Lloyd PD-USGov-Military-Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 United States Navy AN/AQS-14 | ||||
