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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2022) – Crew members from U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron in Kadena, Japan, conduct deck landing qualifications aboard USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2022, as part of Exercise Cope North 22. CN22 is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise that includes Australian, Japanese and U.S. forces. As part of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3, Dahl strategically places containerized and palletized cargo throughout the Indo-Pacific Region for all U.S. Armed Services, including the Air Force. (Photo by Second Mate Garrett Flottman)