Posted 7/14/2012
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 approaches the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) at sunrise after delivering pallets of supplies to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a vertical replenishment. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 26, to begin its 2012 patrol. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cody R. Boyd)