PACIFIC OCEAN (April 22, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, lower pallets onto the flight deck during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), April 22, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is currently underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests a carrier strike group's mission-readiness and ability to perform as a
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 22, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, lower pallets onto the flight deck during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), April 22, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is currently underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests a carrier strike group's mission-readiness and ability to perform as an integrated unit through simulated real-world scenarios.
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