Military Sealift Command chartered ship motor tanker Badlands Trader positions alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) before a fueling-at-sea while underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 28. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. Badlands Trader is owned by U.S. Marine Management LLC and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Emily Nutt fires a shot line on the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) before a fueling-at-sea with Badlands Trader while underway in the Pacific Ocean.
Fuel lines successfully connected between Badlands Trader and USS George Washington.