180721-N-GR847-0082 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2018) MH-60S helicopters, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, participate in a vertical replenishment with Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) during sustainment training exercise. This training allowed the Marines and Sailors to sustain skills developed during a comprehensive six-month predeployment training cycle, and included planning and executing ship-to-shore operations, company-sized helicopter and amphibious raids, combat marksmanship, and convoy operations. The Essex ARG/M
180721-N-GR847-0082 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2018) MH-60S helicopters, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, participate in a vertical replenishment with Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) during sustainment training exercise. This training allowed the Marines and Sailors to sustain skills developed during a comprehensive six-month predeployment training cycle, and included planning and executing ship-to-shore operations, company-sized helicopter and amphibious raids, combat marksmanship, and convoy operations. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive, and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Reymundo A. Villegas III)
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