PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class James Maddox, from Lobelville, Tennessee, fires a shot line to the Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS Carl Brashear (T-AO 7) as the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) begins a replenishment-at-sea while underway for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests the mission readiness of the strike group’s assets through simulated real-world scenarios and their ability to perform as an integrated unit.

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