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Caption:
Atlantic Ocean (Jun. 15, 2004) - A pilot assigned to the "Proud
Warriors" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light Four Two
(HSL-42), Detachment Eight, approaches an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter on
the flight deck of the guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69).
Vicksburg is assigned to the John F. Kennedy Carrier Strike Group
(CSG), currently participating in a Combined Joint Task Force Exercise
(CJTFEX). Kennedy is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in the
Summer Pulse 2004 Exercise. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous
deployment of seven aircraft strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the
ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in
five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces.
Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet
Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Michael
Sandberg (RELEASED)
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