The French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91), left, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), right, conduct an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8).

GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 29, 2013) The French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91), left, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), right, conduct an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Charles de Gaulle is conducting operations with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the French navy by Frederic Duplouich) File# 131229-N-ZZ999-378