The operation saw Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker RFA Tidespring supply fuel on the port side while the US Navy’s USNS Wally Schirra transferred ammunition and provisions on the starboard side. It was also the first time a US Navy T-AKE replenishment vessel has conducted a RAS with a Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class carrier.
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