030430-N-2382W-020 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 30, 2003) -- A CH-46 ÒSea KnightÓ helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-8) transports ammunition from Ready Reserve Force Ship SS Cape John to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Kearsarge is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Airman App

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030430-N-2382W-020 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 30, 2003) -- A CH-46 ÒSea KnightÓ helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-8) transports ammunition from Ready Reserve Force Ship SS Cape John to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Kearsarge is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Airman Apprentice Finley Williams. (RELEASED) US Navy 030430-N-2382W-020 A CH-46 %%5Eldquo,Sea Knight%%5Erdquo, helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-8)

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