Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Jose Padilla cleans the windshield of an SH-60F Seahawk

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Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Jose Padilla cleans the windshield of an SH-60F Seahawk

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Pacific Ocean (Aug. 02, 2003) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Jose Padilla cleans the windshield of an SH-60F "Seahawk" helicopter on the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Airman Padilla is assigned to the "Black Nights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) and is at sea with Stennis, conducting training exercises off the coast of southern California operating area in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Mark J. Rebilas. File# 030802-N-6213R-460

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