 How does a U.S. Navy ship stay at sea for several months at a time with only a limited amount of supplies? The answer? A dynamic global force of civilian mariners. And our importance is we can keep the Navy on station. We can keep them in the fight. So they don't have to worry about pulling in the port and getting the fuel and getting the food. We'll bring it to them. The military sea lift command goes wherever the Navy's fleets operate to deliver fuel, supplies and other mission critical components the fighting ships need. Large containers, airplane engines, if they need it we can bring it to them. The USNS Kanawa, a Henry Kaiser class fleet replenishment oiler, has been feeding and refueling the fleet since 1991. We go in port, we pick up supplies, cargo, fuel and come back out and do an unwrap or comewrap. That way they can continue on with their mission without breaking their mission up going back in the port. She conducts underway replenishments by connecting fuel and cargo lines to the receiving ship or by airlifting cargo by helicopter. Oh, the guys that worked for me are absolutely fabulous. Probably one of the best crews I have ever worked with and would take any of them at any time. From aboard the USNS Kanawa in the Mediterranean Sea, I'm Petty Officer Kelby Sanders.