230309-N-MH015-1006 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2023) The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) on-loads pallets from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Calabrese)

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