Seahawks Preparing to Pick up Supplies from the USS Carl Vinson

12/20/2014

12/20/2014: An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 prepares to pick up supplies from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to distribute to the other ships in the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group.

Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are seen on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

 Credit:USS Carl Vinson:9/24/14

  • In the 2nd through 5th photos, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) steams behind the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during vertical replenishment.
  • In the sixth photo, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill steams out of formation after completing a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
  • In the final photo, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 carries cargo from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to distribute to the other ships in the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group.