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)
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)
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)
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)