<p>KAIKOURA, New Zealand (Nov. 18, 2016) Cmdr. Timothy LaBenz, right, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), and Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray, survey the damage to local infrastructure in a MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadron 73, attached to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Sampson, at the request of the government of New Zealand, remains off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island to offer assistance to those affected by the recent earthquake. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Jackson/Released)161118-N-DJ750-146
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2016-11-18 11:33
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