030407-N-4284T-004 The Arabian Sea (Apr. 7, 2003) -- An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from the "Providers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5) transfers ordnance from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) will relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln and CVW-14 to join coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and


030407-N-4284T-004 The Arabian Sea (Apr. 7, 2003) -- An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from the "Providers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5) transfers ordnance from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) will relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln and CVW-14 to join coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Airman Joshua Tyree. (RELEASED) US Navy 030407-N-4284T-004 An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from the


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