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USS Charleston (LCS 18)

While we Breathe, WE FIGHT

USS Charleston Conducts VERTREP with USNS John Ericsson

220126-N-PH222-1016 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 26, 2022) Sailors remove chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, from the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)

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Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden

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Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA
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USS Charleston (LCS 18)

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