170128-N-BL637-204 [Image 80 of 184]

01.27.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Castellano  

U.S. Navy           

170128-N-BL637-204 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2017) Two MH-60S Sea Hawks from the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 participate in a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) and the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd fleet. 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 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.27.2017
• Date Posted: 02.01.2017 00:16
• Photo ID: 3134679
• VIRIN: 170128-N-BL637-204
• Resolution: 2500x1928
• Size: 1.92 MB