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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcus J. McElroy directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a vertical replenishment operation with the USNS Kiska (T-AE 35) in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 7, 2009. The Stennis and Carrier Air Wing 9 are on a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcus J. McElroy directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcus J. McElroy directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a vertical replenishment operation with the USNS Kiska (T-AE 35) in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 7, 2009. The Stennis and Carrier Air Wing 9 are on a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.

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