160912-N-EF657-092 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Moneke Williams, attached to USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), prepares to attach a hook to a Sikorsky MH-60R from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FOUR EIGHT (HSM-48), during the ship’s first VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment) aboard Sept. 12. John P. Murtha is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting training and certification operations during her maiden voyage in preparation for commissioning in Philadelphia next month. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (EXW) Timothy Wilson/Rele

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160912-N-EF657-092 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Moneke Williams, attached to USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), prepares to attach a hook to a Sikorsky MH-60R from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FOUR EIGHT (HSM-48), during the ship’s first VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment) aboard Sept. 12. John P. Murtha is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting training and certification operations during her maiden voyage in preparation for commissioning in Philadelphia next month. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (EXW) Timothy Wilson/Released)

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