SUPER PUMA AS-332 HELICOPTERS   TYPHOON FRANK PHOTOS

AS-332 SUPER PUMA Super Puma helicopters are assigned to the Military Sealift Command combat stores ships, and used for vertical replenishment of other U.S. Navy vessels. During the Typhoon Frank relief operations, Super Puma helicopters assigned to USNS Niagara Falls transported supplies from USNS Niagara Falls to Kalibo. 080629-N-5961C-008 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

080629-N-5961C-008 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

080629-N-5961C-006 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

080629-N-5961C-006 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

080629-N-5961C-006 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

080629-N-5961C-006 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

080629-N-5961C-007 PACIFIC (June 29, 2008) Super PUMA helicopters fly much needed bottled water to Kalibo, Republic of the Philippines from the deck of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and elements of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SUPER PUMA AS-332 HELICOPTERS ASSIGNED TO USNS NIAGARA FALLS

080405-N-9898L-358 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2008) Two AS-332 Super Puma helicopters transport supplies from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey Lewis

080405-N-9898L-249 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2008) An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter flies past the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) as it transports supplies from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey Lewis

080405-N-7981E-535 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2008) Sailors assigned to Supply Department's S-6 division attach bundles of cargo netting to an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans

080716-N-7498L-186 DILI, East Timor (July 16, 2008) An AS 332 Super Puma helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) delivers supplies to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a vertical replenishment. Mercy is anchored off the coast of Dili, East Timor supporting Pacific Partnership 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico

080716-N-7498L-069 DILI, East Timor (July 16, 2008) An AS 332 Super Puma assigned to the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) delivers supplies to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a vertical replenishment. Mercy is anchored off the coast of Dili, East Timor supporting Pacific Partnership 2008. U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico

080419-N-3038W-216 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2008) An AS-332 Super Puma Helicopter transports supplies from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) to the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a vertical replenishment while the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) steams into position. Nimitz is operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Wagner

080419-N-3038W-179 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2008) An AS-332 Super Puma Helicopter transports supplies from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) to the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a vertical replenishment. Nimitz is operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Wagner

080414-N-5484G-069 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2008) An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter transports supplies from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong

080405-N-9898L-182 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2008) An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter flies past the Ticonderoga Class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) as it transports supplies from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) to the Nimitz-aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey Lewis

080405-N-7981E-513 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2008) Sailors wait behind pallets of stores as an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter approaches to pick up bundles of empty cargo netting from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans