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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

03.27.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Brown  

U.S. Navy           

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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 27, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 “Black Knights” performs a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.27.2017
• Date Posted: 03.29.2017 00:22
• Photo ID: 3268580
• VIRIN: 170327-N-HD638-003
• Resolution: 2500x1786
• Size: 1.62 MB
• Location: U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY