Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) entails flying cargo nets full of equipment suspended below the helicopter.

Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) entails flying cargo nets full of equipment suspended below the helicopter. Pilots will position the helicopter low over the flight deck while a trained crewman runs underneath and hooks up the prepared load to a cargo hook attached to the helicopter. The load can then be carefully lifted and delivered anywhere the pilot desires. Image courtesy of The Hidden Ocean, Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE.

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