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Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald McGinly signals to raise a pallet of supplies as the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) offloads equipment to the underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment at sea on June 11, 2005. The underway replenishment allows fuel for ships and aircraft and stores to be transferred from ship-to-ship, extending their at sea capabilities.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald McGinly signals to raise a pallet of supplies.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald McGinly signals to raise a pallet of supplies as the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) offloads equipment to the underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment at sea on June 11, 2005. The underway replenishment allows fuel for ships and aircraft and stores to be transferred from ship-to-ship, extending their at sea capabilities.

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