Underway Replenishment     (Click for an enlarged views.)
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The USS Wichita pulls alongside, as seen
from the forward hangar deck elevator door.



Cargo, food, spare parts and fuel are all
tranferred during the UnRep.



      Fuel lines transfer JP5, jet fuel.



A work crew stands by on the hangar deck.



Like many supply ships, Witchita has a pad
so helicoptors can speed the replenishment.


One of Enterprise's escorts being replenished
at the same time on Wichita's starboard side.


How'd you like this job? Remember, the ship
is moving up and down--and the helo isn't.



        Sometimes you just gotta duck.



A jet engine makes its way across the gap.


If you even wondered where the term "hosed"
came from, now you know.


      Men at work on the hangar deck.


As Wichita pulled away, the unmistakeable
sound of Glenn Campbell singing "The Wichita
Lineman" blared from her loudspeakers.


            "And the Witchita Lineman..."


                "...is still on the line."

 
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