PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2010) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199), center, transfers fuel to the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), right, as the amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) prepares to disconnect after completing a successful underway replenishment. Essex and Shiloh are part of the forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group conducting spring patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl)