Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (Mar. 24, 2003) -- A CH-46 Sea Knight from the
"Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11)
transfers ordnance aboard USNS Kilauea (T-AE 26) to the aircraft
carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a vertical replenishment
(VERTREP). Nimitz Battle Group is deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to
liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass
destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy
photo by Airman Maebel Tinoko. (RELEASED)
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