An SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers pallets of supplies onto the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Mesa Verde Sailors and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and providing a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)