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The fast combat support ship USNS Bridge prepares for a replenishment-at-sea mission with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, left, and the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, right, while under way in the Persian Gulf, March 6, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

REPLENISHMENT MISSION

The fast combat support ship USNS Bridge prepares for a replenishment-at-sea mission with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, left, and the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, right, while under way in the Persian Gulf, March 6, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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