Sailors and Marines aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) man the phone-and-distance lines during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196). Fort McHenry, deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of national security interests in Europe. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Austin/Released) USS Fort McHenry operations 150109-N-DQ840-131

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