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That's flipping gay. We should get vertrep back! :p

Alpha_Echo_606

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Ships conduct a vertical replenishment.

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 22, 2011) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 lifts cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) pulls alongside. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released) 111122-N-BT887-176
 

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111221-N-OY799-360 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 21, 2011) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 picks up stores from the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) during a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)
 

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120301-N-DH811-150 ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 1, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 drops off cargo from the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment at sea. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Benjamin T. Liston/Released)
 

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120817-N-DE843-026 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 17, 2012) An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 transports pallets to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bradley Evans/Released)
 

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120824-N-TW569-006 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 24, 2012) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, picks up supplies from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a replenishment at sea. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric D. Moorer/Released)
 

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120908-N-OY799-460 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2012) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Thibault stands as safety as Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Thea Halverson hooks cargo onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a vertical replenishment. John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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120908-N-OY799-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 picks up stores from the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AO 10) during a vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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120908-N-HV737-152 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) prepares to come alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) as two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 conduct a vertical replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte C. Oliver/Released)
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120908-N-HV737-059 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 and attached to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducts a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte C. Oliver/Released)
 

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120927-N-NU634-040 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2012) Helicopters from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 pick up supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (TAO-E 6) to deliver them to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a replenishment at sea. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darien G. Kenney/Released)
 

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130102-N-OY799-263 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 02, 2013) - An MH-60S Knighthawk of the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 carries stores off of the flight deck as Sailors move cargo on aircraft elevator three on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment-at-sea. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)
 

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I admit it…the whole VERTREP thing is one of many keys to Navy success. If that's what floats your boat...
 
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