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    USS Porter [Image 1 of 4]

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    A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer is conducting an underway replenishment (UNREP) operation alongside what appears to be a Military Sealift Command (MSC) replenishment vessel at sea. Crew members in orange life vests are stationed along the destroyer's deck, managing lines and monitoring the operation. The sun is positioned directly behind the destroyer's mast, creating a strong backlit silhouette effect.

    CHERBOURG, FRANCE

    04.11.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ford Williams   

    U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

    180411-N-JI086-143 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 11, 2018) The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Williams McLean (T-AKE 12) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a replenishment-at-sea, April 11, 2018. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

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    Date Taken: 04.11.2018
    Date Posted: 04.12.2018 06:02
    Photo ID: 4289806
    VIRIN: 180411-N-JI086-143
    Resolution: 5568x3712
    Size: 881.85 KB
    Location: CHERBOURG, FR
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    A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer is conducting an underway replenishment (UNREP) operation alongside what appears to be a Military Sealift Command (MSC) replenishment vessel at sea. Crew members in orange life vests are stationed along the destroyer's deck, managing lines and monitoring the operation. The sun is positioned directly behind the destroyer's mast, creating a strong backlit silhouette effect.
    Naval personnel aboard a warship are conducting a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) operation alongside a large auxiliary/supply vessel. Sailors wearing red life vests and blue or yellow hard hats are lined up pulling on lines to establish a connection between the two ships. The supply ship in the background bears markings including the letter 'B' and 'P' on its hull, along with crane equipment labeled 'APPLETON'.
    Two personnel wearing blue hard hats and black gloves are working with rigging equipment aboard what appears to be a naval vessel. The foreground worker, wearing a yellow vest, is handling a thick rope connected to a pulley block marked with the number '1'. The scene depicts a replenishment-at-sea or deck rigging operation.
    Three workers in hard hats are engaged in a maritime rigging or cargo transfer operation on the deck of a vessel. A yellow crane or davit arm is visible overhead with multiple heavy rope slings and metal hooks hanging from it. A large naval or military auxiliary ship is visible in the background, suggesting this may be a replenishment-at-sea or port-side transfer operation.

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