The Cimarron Class Oiler USS Merrimack (AOJ-179) provides simultaneous replenishment with the Spruance class Destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) and the U.S. Navys nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) while transiting the Atlantic Ocean on February 3, 1996. The George Washington Battle Group commanded by RADM Henry Giffin, departed their homeports in late January for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean. While on station with the Sixth Fleet they will patrol the waters of the Adriatic in support of NATO Peace Keeping Operation Joint Endeavor. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Chris Vickers.