161121-N-BL607-217 GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 21, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Hill, right, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Dandres Zackery prepare to conduct vertical replenishment training with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Vipers of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Monterey, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Jenkins)