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    USS Mobile Bay replenishment at sea [Image 7 of 14]

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    Military personnel aboard a naval vessel are conducting a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) or stores transfer operation, passing cardboard boxes in a human chain. Crew members are wearing standard safety gear including blue and white hard hats, safety goggles, and gloves. The operation appears to be a provisioning evolution on the deck of a gray military ship.

    USS MOBILE BAY, PACIFIC OCEAN

    03.04.2016

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Batchelder 

    U.S. Navy           

    160304-N-EH218-139 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 4, 2016) – Sailors move supplies aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during a replenishment at sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mobile Bay is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.04.2016
    Date Posted: 03.09.2016 05:15
    Photo ID: 2451075
    VIRIN: 160304-N-EH218-139
    Resolution: 3787x2521
    Size: 417.42 KB
    Location: USS MOBILE BAY, PACIFIC OCEAN
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