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U.S. Navy sailors from the deck department aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) stand by to come along side Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) to rig tension and shot lines while taking on fuel and supplies during an underway replenishment in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 17, 2009. The Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.

U.S. Navy sailors stand by to come along side the supply ship USNS Pecos (T-AO 197).

U.S. Navy sailors from the deck department aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) stand by to come along side Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) to rig tension and shot lines while taking on fuel and supplies during an underway replenishment in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 17, 2009. The Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.

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