USS Tripoli conducts replenishment-at-sea with USNS Tippecanoe in South China Sea

Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) prepares to come alongside America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea, Dec. 6, 2025. Tripoli, the flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb Shultz)