131201-N-VC599-027 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2013) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 58) prepare for a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)
130920-N-AW206-002 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2013) The guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely (DDG 107), left, and USS Barry (DDG 52), right, receive fuel from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) during a replenishment-at-sea. Gravely and Barry, homeported in Norfolk, Va., are on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob D. Moore/Released)
130726-N-LN619-217 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 26, 2013) The guided-missile destroyers USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) receive fuel from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Artic (T-AOE8) during a replenishment at sea. Mason and Bulkeley are deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Preston Paglinawan/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2013) Fleet replenishment oiler guilded missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) and the Royal Navy’s type 45 guided missile destroyer HMS Daring (D32) sail behind guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) during a straights transit exercise while participating in an Independent Deployer Certification (IDCERT) exercise. The IDCERT exercise is designed to certify select U.S. ships as independent deployers as tasked by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)
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