050222-N-5781F-151 USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), At Sea (Feb. 22, 2005) - Supply personnel connect cargo nets to an MH-60S Knighthawk from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC 5) departing USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during a vertical replenishment (VertRep). VertReps are a quick way to transport ammunitions and supplies between Navy ships at sea. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photog

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050222-N-5781F-151 USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), At Sea (Feb. 22, 2005) - Supply personnel connect cargo nets to an MH-60S Knighthawk from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC 5) departing USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during a vertical replenishment (VertRep). VertReps are a quick way to transport ammunitions and supplies between Navy ships at sea. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan US Navy 050222-N-5781F-151 Supply personnel connect a cargo pendant to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Providers of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5)

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