Caption:
Arabian Gulf (June 30, 2004) -- The Military Sealift Command (MSC)
oiler USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) conducts and underway replenishment with
the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) after completing
operations with USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va. based
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven
(CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and is one of seven Carrier 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
3rd Class Jason R. Zalasky (RELEASED)
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