U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) demonstrated the capability to replenish U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines operating at sea using different types of aircraft to deliver supplies. In the photo, U.S. Navy helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 23) in San Diego, conduct a vertical replenishment to resupply the U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) operating off the coast of California, July 21, 2022. The helicopters increase the range and survivability of SSBNs by conducting expeditionary logistics resupply missions at sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy)