USNS Spica (T-AFS 9)

Red Sea, 05 October 2006 — An SA-330 Puma helicopter approaches the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS 9) before a connected replenishment (CONREP) with amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). Saipan is currently on deployment in the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gary L. Johnson III

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