CH-46D Sea Knight

At sea with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), 20 January 2003 — A CH-46D Sea Knight assigned to the “Gunbearers” of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11) hovers over the flight deck of the fast combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE 1) as it prepares to transfer supplies to the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP). Sacramento is part of the Carl Vinson Battle Group, operating in the Southern Pacific Ocean conducting training missions in preparation for their next scheduled deployment.

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Bob Meeker.

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