Shipment Collection (#3)

A landing craft air cushion transits at high speed
A hovercraft transporting Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Units ground combat element approaches USS New Orleans off Southern Californis coast

An MH-60R Sea Hawk transfers supplies to the flight deck of USS Wayne E. Meyer
South China Sea, October 25, 2011 - An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter transfers supplies to the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E

Airmen attach pallet rigs to an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard USS Essex
South China Sea, October 27, 2011 - Airmen attach pallet rigs to an SA-330J Puma helicopter abord the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex during a replenishment at sea

The Norwegian general cargo and container ship Star Java docked pierside
The Norwegian general cargo and container ship Star Java is docked pierside at the Port of San Diego near the Coronado Bay Bridge on a sunny day in San Diego, California in March 2007

A practice pallet is released from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III
August 13, 2007 - A practice pallet is released from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop training mission

Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra transits alongside aircraft carrier
Pacific Ocean, September 14, 2010 - The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8)

Airman watches a practice bundle fall from a C-17 Globemaster III
July 16, 2007 - Airman watches a practice bundle fall from a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop training mission over Hawaii

Sailors connect cargo legs and nets to an MH-60S Sea Hawk
Pacific Ocean, September 18, 2013 - Sailors embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) connect cargo legs

Pallets await loading onto a C-5 Galaxy
Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan - Pallets await loading onto a C-5 Galaxy

Container delivery system bundles drop out of a C-17 Globemaster III over a drop
May 9, 2010 - In less than thirty seconds, 40 container delivery system bundles totaling 70, 000 pounds drop out of a C-17 Globemaster III over a drop zone in Afghanistan

Marines attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter
Arabian Gulf, January 29, 2011 - Marines attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10)

A C-130J Shimshon of the Israeli Air Force performs a low level supply drop over Israel

A landing craft air cushion transits the Pacific Ocean at high speed
Pacific Ocean, October 11, 2011 - A landing craft air cushion departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island

Airmen push out a pallet of donated goods over the Island of Yap from a C-130 Hercules
December 19, 2008 - Airmen wait for the right moment to push a boxed pallet of donated supplies from a C-130 Hercules over the remote Island of Yap to be dropped during the 2008 Operation Christmas

A Combat Logistics Battalion multi-mission vehicle unloads supplies at the rearming, refueling and resupply point in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Military vehicles are locked down on semi trucks
February 27, 2009 - The military vehicles are on the semi trucks, locked down, and ready for their twelve hour trip to Kuwait at Camp Liberty, lraq

An SH-60R Seahawk delivers supplies during a vertical replenishment
Mediterranean Sea, September 27, 2013 - An SH-60R Seahawk delivers supplies during a vertical replenishment-at-sea (VERTREP) with Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195)

A MH-60S Knighthawk transfers cargo during a vertical replenishment
October 4, 2012 - A MH-60S of HSC-22 assigned to USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), during a vertical replenishment operation on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea. In the background is a SH-60J Seahawk

Two SA-330 Puma helicopters deliver pallets
Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2011 - Two SA-330 Puma helicopter deliver pallets from the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E

U. S. Air Force loadmaster preparing to release a container delivery system over Afghanistan
May 27, 2010 - U.S. Air Force loadmaster prepares to release a container delivery system over Afghanistan. The bundles re-supplied the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan

An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter delivering supplies
Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2008 - An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter flies past the Ticonderoga Class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53)

Cargo being prepared to go to the country of Georgia
August 13, 2008 - Member of the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron prepares cargo heading to the country of Georgia at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

forklift is unloaded off of a logistics support vehicle
Ar Ramadi, Iraq, January 5, 2008 - A forklift is unloaded off of a logistics support vehicle at an Iraqi Highway patrol base

U. S. Navy sailors prepare to attach a pallet of supplies to an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter
Atlantic Ocean, May 10, 2011 - U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) prepare to attach a pallet of supplies to an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter during a vertical

U. S. Marine works on a Kalmar Rough Terrain vehicle
September 14, 2010 - A U.S. Marine ensures that the Kalmar Rough Terrain vehicle is positioned correctly in order to move the generators onto the Logistics Vehicle System MK48, aboard Camp Lejeune

Marines attach sling loads to the body of an Army CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, December 27, 2005 - Marine landing support specialists attach external loads, or sling loads, to the body of an Army CH-47 Chinook Cargo helicopter

An SA-330J Puma helicopter picking up pallets of supplies from USNS Alan Shepard
Gulf of Aden, June 6, 2011 - Civilian mariner gets clear of the landing area aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)

A standard Container Delivery System bundle falls to the ground
March 15, 2007 - A standard Container Delivery System bundle falls to the ground near Boise, Idaho. The Joint Precision Air Delivery System satisfies the following needs of airdrop capability

An MH-60S Sea Hawk lifts cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier
Arabian Sea, October 13, 2011 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lifts cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7)

An MH-60S Knighthawk lifts cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier
Arabian Sea, October 20, 2011 - An MH-60S Knighthawk lifts cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) for vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C

Marines wait to retrieve a pallet during a vertical replenishment
Gulf of Oman, December 23, 2011 - Marines wait to retrieve a pallet on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan during a vertical replenishment

SH-60 helicopters transfer ammunition between USS Harry S. Truman and USNS Mount Baker
SH-60 helicopters fly between USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34) to deliver ammunition. Truman is currently undergoing its Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA)

An SA-330 Puma transport helicopter moves cargo during a vertical replenishment
Pacific Ocean, September 15, 2013 - An SA-330 Puma transport helicopter moves cargo to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) during a vertical replenishment

An MH-60S Knighthawk transports supplies during a replenishment at sea
Atlantic Ocean, July 21, 2003 - An MH-60S Knighthawk transports ammunition to the Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34) during an ammo off-load

A MH-60 helicopter transfers cargo during a vertical replenishment
October 4, 2012 - A MH-60S of HSC-22 assigned to USS Supply (T-AOE-6) during a vertical replenishment operation on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea

A U. S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter
December 12, 2009 - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter resupplies Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment at its outpost in Baba Saheb Ghar

Container delivery system bundles parachute down to a drop zone marked by warfighters
May 9, 2010 - Container delivery system bundles parachute down to a drop zone marked by warfighters on the ground in Afghanistan

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment
Atlantic Ocean, December 15, 2006 - An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis & Clark (T-AKE)

Pallets are released from a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan
May 4, 2012 - Critical supplies are delivered to an undisclosed location in Afghanistan via airdrop by a C-17 Globemaster III

Air delivery cargo is released over Afghanistan
Air delivery cargo from an 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III is released over the skies of Afghanistan

Pallets of relief supplies exit a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft over Haiti
January 18, 2010 - Forty pallets of relief supplies exit a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft over Haiti. Joint Task Force-Haiti secured the area where the supplies were delivered

Marines pick up palletized logistics vehicle system tires
December 7, 2010 - United States Marines, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR-27), 2D Marine Logistics Group Forward (2D MLG Fwd)

A MH-60S Knighthawk conducts a vertical replenishment at sea
October 4, 2012 - A MH-60S of HSC-22 assigned to USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), during a vertical replenishment operation on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea

A member from the Pathfinder Platoon gets ready to jump from a C-130 transport plane with a container. The 16 Air Assault Brigades Pathfinder Platoon of the British Army are specially trained

An MH-60S Seahawk delivers ammunition onto the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt
Atlantic Ocean, February 5, 2008 - An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter delivers ammunition onto the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

A forklift loads cargo onto a C-130 Hercules
June 14, 2006 - A forklift loads cargo onto a C-130 Hercules on a dirt runway in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan

An SH-60S Sea Hawk delivers supplies on the flight deck fo USS Preble
Philippine Sea, September 18, 2013 - An SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers supplies on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk lifts a pallet of ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan
Pacific Ocean, August 28, 2011 - Aviation Boatswains Mate signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter as it lifts a pallet of ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

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From the high seas to historic events, it has shaped our world. An oil tanker glides through the waves, carrying precious cargo that fuels nations. A tractor pattern weaves its way across fields, symbolizing the interconnectedness of global trade. A tank transporter hauls a Challenger 2 main battle tank to Wales for an exercise, showcasing military logistics in action. Intriguingly, even wine tasting in 1820 played a role in shipment's story - as connoisseurs savored exquisite flavors transported from distant vineyards. Step into an Egyptian shop interior and behold the treasures brought by merchants from far-flung lands. Manila Docks bustle with activity as goods are loaded onto ships bound for new horizons. Railways break gauge barriers, enabling seamless transportation across vast territories. Witness Alfred Meakin meticulously packing finished ware for shipment – craftsmanship destined to grace homes around the world. Reflect on history's turning points like The Boston Tea Party or Christopher Columbus' voyages that forever altered global commerce. A black and white photo captures Marseille on October 20th, 1887 - a snapshot frozen in time amidst bustling port activities. Bales of cotton stand ready for shipment in the USA – symbols of agricultural abundance fueling industrial growth. Shipment is more than just moving goods; it connects cultures, drives economies forward and shapes our shared destiny.