160815-N-NB544-121 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 15, 2016) A merchant marine aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) attaches cargo to an AS-322 Super Puma helicopter during an underway replenishment at sea (RAS) with amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstro

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160815-N-NB544-121 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 15, 2016) A merchant marine aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) attaches cargo to an AS-322 Super Puma helicopter during an underway replenishment at sea (RAS) with amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom/Released)

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