USNS Tippecanoe Resupplies USS Charleston [Image 1 of 3]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

07.13.2021

Photo by Leslie Hull-Ryde 

Military Sealift Command Far East

USNS Tippecanoe (199) resupplies the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) while underway in the South China Sea, July 13. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. As part of the U.S. Navy's Combat Logistics Force, Tippecanoe, a fleet replenishment oiler provides underway replenishment of fuel, fleet cargo and supplies to U.S. and international partners' ships. Military Sealift Command Far East ensures approximately 50 ships in the Indo-Pacific region, are manned, trained and equipped to deliver essential supplies, fuel, cargo, and equipment to warfighters, both at sea and on shore. Task force commanders employ these ships to ensure mission accomplishment. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73 is the U.S. 7th Fleet's provider of combat-ready logistics, operating government-owned and contracted ships that keep units throughout 7th Fleet armed, fueled and fed. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet employs 50-70 ships and submarines across the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. Military Sealift Command is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the Navy and the rest of the Department of Defense - operating approximately 125 ships daily around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Martin Hanninen)

• Date Taken: 07.13.2021
• Date Posted: 07.15.2021 01:54
• Photo ID: 6731856
• VIRIN: 210713-N-N1109-002
• Resolution: 2073x1324
• Size: 667.03 KB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA