Vertical Replenishment Above the USS Green Bay

February 5, 2013 7:53AM

Marines run from an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a vertical replenishment aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay, which is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam

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Army Sergeant Mathew Gilling provides security on top of a barrier last week in the village of Hesarak in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Army photo by Specialist Vang Seng Thao

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