00:01In the waters of the U.S. Central Command Region, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz conducts a vital replenishment at sea with the cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez.
00:12Replenishment at sea allows carriers to stay on mission without ever returning to port, receiving fuel, supplies, and equipment while still underway.
00:20Two methods keep the fleet alive. Connected replenishment, where fuel and stores travel across tensioned lines, and vertical replenishment, where helicopters lift cargo directly onto the carrier.
00:32This is how the U.S. Navy sustains power across the world's oceans.
