Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2007) -- Ticonderoga-class guided missile
cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) receives fuel from the Military Sealift
Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194)
during exercise Valiant Shield 2007. As part of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV
63) Carrier Strike Group, Cowpens is accompanying the Kitty Hawk, John
C. Stennis and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups while participating in
Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in the Pacific this
year. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30
ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from
the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Antoine King (RELEASED)
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