A crane lifts tethering apparatus aboard the Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) to be used during aerostat testing.

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A crane lifts tethering apparatus aboard the Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) to be used during aerostat testing.

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KEY WEST, Fla. (Apr. 22, 2013) A crane lifts tethering apparatus aboard the Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) to be used during aerostat testing while assigned to U.S. 4th Fleet. The aerostat will be tested and evaluated to be used in future Operation Martillo counter transnational organized crime operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker) File# 130422-N-IC228-001

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