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BM2 Riley Etchison connects a sling to the cargo hook of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from HSM-51, as BMSA Adrien Perges secures him for safety during a vertical replenishment aboard USS Preble (DDG 88) in the north Pacific Ocean.

241120-N-KW492-1206.JPG Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Ryre Arciaga

PACIFIC OCEAN - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Riley Etchison, from Burlington, Iowa, connects a sling to the cargo hook of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, as Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Adrien Perges, from Olongapo, Philippines, secures him for safety during a vertical replenishment on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) in the north Pacific Ocean, Nov. 20. Preble is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

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