Sailors Practice for a Vertical Replenishment-at-Sea aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) [Image 1 of 184]

PACIFIC OCEAN

01.30.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey Adams 

U.S. Navy           

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2017) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jacob Kruegar (front), from Seattle, Washington, attaches the hook to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 while Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Nick Gravesande, from Tecate, Mexico, holds him steady during a practice exercise for a future vertical replenishment-at-sea on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.30.2017
• Date Posted: 02.01.2017 00:00
• Photo ID: 3134430
• VIRIN: 170130-N-RM689-359
• Resolution: 3713x5568
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN