A Military Sealift Command-contracted AS-332 Super Puma helicopter, attached to dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), approaches to hook a load of cargo for delivery to dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during a replenishment-at-sea. Comstock, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on a deployment with the 11th MEU to promote peace and freedom of the seas by providing security and stability in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lenny LaCrosse/Released)