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The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 21, 2003) -- A Sailor aboard fast combat support ship USS Rainier (AOE 7) attaches a cargo hook to a CH-46 Sea Knight, assigned to the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven Detachment Five (HC-11 Det. 5), during a recent vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).  Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler Clements.  (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
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Photographer
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Caption Writer
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Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy / Marine Corps
Primary Equipment
 CH-46
Other Visible Equipment
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Plane Number
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Base
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Tail Code
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Squadron
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