230406-N-DU622-1252 EAST CHINA SEA (April 6, 2023) A Super Puma (EC-225) helicopter from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) transports cargo during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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Keywords: aircraft, aviation, carrier, nimitz, underway