Photo by Seaman Apprentice Nicolas Quezada | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 08.29.2025
Sailors, assigned to deck department, heave a phone-and-distance line on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 29, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johnathan Meighan | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.30.2024
Quartermaster Seaman Marleny Abreu, from, New York, assigned to navigation department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), uses a stadimeter to measure the range and distance relative to Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) prior to a fueling-at-sea while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 31, 2024. George Washington is 7th......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johnathan Meighan | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.30.2024
Seaman Joseline Soto-Burgueno, from Las Vegas, assigned to deck department’s aft division, aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), adjusts the ship’s direction to align alongside Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) prior to a fueling-at-sea while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 31, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Monroe | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 | 03.04.2024
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 4, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) performs a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs | Carrier Strike Group ONE - CSG 1 | 12.16.2023
231216-N-PV401-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 16, 2023) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) conducts a fueling-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Princeton is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 1 and deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs | Carrier Strike Group ONE - CSG 1 | 12.16.2023
231216-N-PV401-1006 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 16, 2023) Sailors aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) hold onto a phone-and-distance (P&D) line during a fueling-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). The P&D line is used to measure distances between ships while transferring items and fuel. Princeton is assigned to......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs | Carrier Strike Group ONE - CSG 1 | 12.16.2023
231216-N-PV401-1004 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 16, 2023) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) Fireman Alejandro Milan, from McAllen, Texas, collects a fuel sample to inspect for impurities aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) during a fueling-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Princeton is assigned to......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mason Congleton | Carrier Strike Group ONE - CSG 1 | 11.20.2023
231120-N-CW190-1046 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 20, 2023) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Kidd, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
