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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (right) (CG 63) prepares to pull alongside the underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during replenishment at sea operations with the aircraft USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on June 3, 2005. The underway replenishment allows fuel for ships and aircraft and stores to be transferred from ship-to-ship, extending their at sea capabilities.

The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens prepares to pull alongside the underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe.

The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (right) (CG 63) prepares to pull alongside the underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during replenishment at sea operations with the aircraft USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on June 3, 2005. The underway replenishment allows fuel for ships and aircraft and stores to be transferred from ship-to-ship, extending their at sea capabilities.

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