221026-N-IX644-1055 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 26, 2022) Cmdr. Patrick Acker, navigation officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77), discusses the navigation plan to pull alongside the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler Kanawha (T-AO 196) for a replenishment-at-sea during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike (NEST ), in the Adriatic Sea, Oct. 26, 2022. NEST is the natural evolution of NATO's ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe.

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