German Frigate Hessen Teams With Eisenhower for Training: "The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) conducted the U.S Navy's first simulated replenishment-at-sea with a German warship during as part of a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) Nov. 3-24.
The Sachsen-class German frigate Hessen (F 221) participated in the simulation as part of a joint training exercise between the United States and German navies.
'The refueling simulation with the Hessen was a dry hook-up, so no fuel was transferred,' said Ens. Heinz Moeller, an air defense officer in the operations department aboard the Hessen. 'We participated in the training exercise because it was a good opportunity and also it was the first time a warship from the German Navy has done a refueling exercise with an American aircraft carrier.'"
