U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Francisco Morlafortuna, right, and U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman David Blankenship attach cargo to an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, during a vertical replenishment-at-sea on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) on Dec. 15, 2025. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Kibler)
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.28.2025 00:41 |
| Photo ID: | 9447505 |
| VIRIN: | 251215-N-CK999-1387 |
| Resolution: | 2175x3263 |
| Size: | 923.02 KB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 48 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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