PACIFC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2011) – Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), heave a line from across the Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during underway replenishment. Essex, the lead ship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is underway in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo C. Aquino)
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