100302-N-9950J-163 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 2, 2010) Seaman Niketa Hopson, from Detroit, steadies the phone and distance line aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released) US Navy 100302-N-9950J-163 Seaman Niketa Hopson, from Detroit, steadies the phone and distance line aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)

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