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Caption:
East China Sea (Mar. 28, 2003) -- Two CH-46D Sea Knight helicopters
assigned to the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron
Eleven (HC-11) cross paths while transferring cargo to the flight deck
of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a vertical
replenishment with the fast combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE 1)
as the guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) steams behind. The
ships passed over one million gallons of fuel and over 480 pallets of
cargo during the UNREP. Carl Vinson and Sacramento have just completed
participating in Exercise Foal Eagle and are continuing their
deployment in the western Pacific Ocean. Exercise Foal Eagle is an
annual joint and combined field training exercise between the U.S. and
Republic of Korea armed forces. The exercise is designed to strengthen
relationships and improve interoperability between both nations through
real world training scenarios. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate
2nd Class Inez Lawson. (RELEASED)
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