US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen (AO) onboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) hold a cargo pennant steady for connection to an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ammunition Ship USNS KISKA (T-AE 35) [not shown] during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) evolution. The HAWK is one of seven carrier strike groups (CSG) involved in SUMMER PULSE 2004. SUMMER PULSE 2004 is the deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSG), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat capability across the globe, in five theaters with other US, allied, and coalition military forces. SUMMER PULSE is the Navy's first deployment under its new...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen (AO) onboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) hold a cargo pennant steady for connection to an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ammunition Ship USNS KISKA (T-AE 35) [not shown] during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) evolution. The HAWK is one of seven carrier strike groups (CSG) involved in SUMMER PULSE 2004. SUMMER PULSE 2004 is the deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSG), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat capability across the globe, in five theaters with other US, allied, and coalition military forces. SUMMER PULSE is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP).

Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jason Landon, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files