160208-N-KM939-406 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2016) - Flight deck personnel prepare to attach cargo to a “Raptors” MH-60R Seahawk of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106). Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stockdale, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)

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