020325-N-5972C-007 OFF THE COAST OF KOREA -- A HH-46 Sea Knight drops 1,000 pound dummy pallet on the flight deck of ROKS Yanmanchoon (DDH 973) March 25. USS Juneau (LPD 10) Sailors were on the Republic of Korea (ROK) destroyer to certify the ship’s Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) with vertical replenishment (VERTREP). This is the first time a VERTREP has happened between an American and ROK ship. The VERTREP is part of the Foal Eagle, an annual joint and combined field training and maritime exercise between and ROK armed forces. The exercise, which began March 21, is designed to stren
020325-N-5972C-007 OFF THE COAST OF KOREA -- A HH-46 Sea Knight drops 1,000 pound dummy pallet on the flight deck of ROKS Yanmanchoon (DDH 973) March 25. USS Juneau (LPD 10) Sailors were on the Republic of Korea (ROK) destroyer to certify the ship’s Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) with vertical replenishment (VERTREP). This is the first time a VERTREP has happened between an American and ROK ship. The VERTREP is part of the Foal Eagle, an annual joint and combined field training and maritime exercise between and ROK armed forces. The exercise, which began March 21, is designed to strengthen relationships and improve interoperability between the forces of the two nations through real world training scenarios. USS Essex (LHD 2), Juneau, USS Germantown (LSD 42), and USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), are part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, and the Combined Amphibious Ready Group, which consist of eight and ROK ships. Official Navy Photograph by: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Clover B. Christensen 020325-N-5972C-007 by navalsafetycenter
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