191228-N-PY805-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 28, 2019) Personnel on the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) prepare to attached cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 23) during a vertical replenishment aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to INDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of

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191228-N-PY805-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 28, 2019) Personnel on the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) prepare to attached cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 23) during a vertical replenishment aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to INDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Nicholas J. Beihl/Released)

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