EAST CHINA SEA (March 20, 2017) An SA-330J Puma helicopter, assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), approaches the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a vertical replenishment. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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