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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2008) -- An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the
"Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 ferries
supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship
USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald
Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment at sea. More than 200 pallets of
cargo were transferred onto Ronald Reagan during the replenishment,
over 40 of which consisted of mail. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike
Group is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of
responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the
U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets
covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120
aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott (RELEASED)
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