USS Seattle AOE-3 with Italian Destroyer D-560

At sea aboard USS Seattle (AOE 3) May 8, 2002 -- An American sailor fires a “shot line” to the Italian destroyer MM Luigi Durand De La Penne (D 560) in preparation for a replenishment at sea with USS Seattle. Seattle and Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Six (HC-6) Detachment Four supply the Kennedy battle group and other coalition forces operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Jim Hampshire. (RELEASED)