The fast combat support ship is a type of replenishment auxiliary ship. Different from traditional logistic ships, the fast combat support ship is designed with high speed to keep up with the carrier battle group/carrier strike group, while the multi-product station is capable of supplying all types of necessities for the fleet.
The fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7), underway in the Western Pacific, circa 2004
PLA Navy Hulunhu (965) in the Pacific Ocean
A carrier battle group (CVBG) is a naval fleet consisting of an aircraft carrier capital ship and its large number of escorts, together defining the group. The CV in CVBG is the United States Navy hull classification code for an aircraft carrier.
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group during the 2000 RIMPAC exercise
A flotilla from the Indian Navy's Western Fleet escorts the aircraft carriers INS Viraat and INS Vikramaditya through the Arabian Sea in 2014.
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) and her Carrier Strike Group during Exercise Westlant 19.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group sails in formation for a strike group photo in the Caribbean Sea 29 April 2006. Such a formation, referred to derisively as the "bullseye" formation, would not be used in combat.
