USS Carl Vinson Performs a Vertical Replenishment-at-Sea in the South China Sea [Image 114 of 116]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

02.24.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey Adams 

U.S. Navy           

170224-N-RM689-571
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 24, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) receives cargo from Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.24.2017
• Date Posted: 03.03.2017 00:40
• Photo ID: 3201363
• VIRIN: 170224-N-RM689-571
• Resolution: 5148x2803
• Size: 973.68 KB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA