Caption:
South Pacific Ocean (Mar. 29, 2003) -- An MH-60 Knighthawk from the
"Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six (HS-6), conducts a
personnel transfer (PAX) with the Military Sealift Command combat
stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) during a Vertical Replenishment
(VERTREP) with USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and her Battle Group
are scheduled to join other multinational coalition forces conducting
combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi
Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi
people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the
regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Maebel
Tinoko. (RELEASED)
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