The Tippecanoe conducts an underway replenishment with the Haruna and the Kitty Hawk.
The USNS Tippecanoe (TAO 199) (center) conducts an underway replenishment with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Haruna (DD 141) (left) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on Oct. 8, 1998. The Kitty Hawk and her escorts are conducting joint exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.