SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 24, 2017) The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in preparation for a replenishment-at-sea. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet.

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