Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe and Royal Navy type 45 destroyer HMS Defender conduct replenishment at sea alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.