USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) conducts an underway replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras)

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, performs a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) and the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay C. Pugh)

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) for a nighttime replenishment at sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin)

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) sails in the Persian Gulf at dusk. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David A. Brandenburg)