PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 15, 2022) – From left, Ordinary Seaman Jamel Smith and Able Bodied Seaman John Friedrichsen, civil service mariners stationed aboard the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), prepare to resupply the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 15, 2022. Military Sealift Command Far East ensures approximately 50 ships in the Indo-Pacific region, including Tippecanoe, are manned, trained and equipped to deliver essential supplies, fuel, cargo, and equipment to warfighters, b


PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 15, 2022) – From left, Ordinary Seaman Jamel Smith and Able Bodied Seaman John Friedrichsen, civil service mariners stationed aboard the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), prepare to resupply the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 15, 2022. Military Sealift Command Far East ensures approximately 50 ships in the Indo-Pacific region, including Tippecanoe, are manned, trained and equipped to deliver essential supplies, fuel, cargo, and equipment to warfighters, both at sea and on shore. Under Commander, Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (Photo by Christopher Bosch)


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