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Caption:
Mediterranean Sea (July 02, 2004) - An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter
assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron
Eight (HC-8) receives cargo from the flight deck of the fast combat
support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3) during a vertical replenishment
(VERTREP) with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
Kennedy is one of seven aircraft carriers participating in Summer Pulse
2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven
aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the
Navy to provide credible combat power 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 Class Michael
Sandberg (RELEASED)
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