111101-N-XQ375-504 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2011) BoatswainÕs Mate Seaman Apprentice Jonathan Richardson, left, steadies BoatswainÕs Mate Seaman Apprentice Barnes Jr. as he attaches a cargo net to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment exercise on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class

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111101-N-XQ375-504 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2011) BoatswainÕs Mate Seaman Apprentice Jonathan Richardson, left, steadies BoatswainÕs Mate Seaman Apprentice Barnes Jr. as he attaches a cargo net to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment exercise on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven B. King/Released) US Navy 111101-N-XQ375-504 Sailors attach a cargo net to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter

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