KC-135r about to take up station near the south china sea it looks like. Air Force tankers like the KC-135 are long range, with their primary role originally to refuel nuke bombers. They can also refuel Navy aircraft, with a drogue adapter. He won't be landing anywhere nearby, so expect him to start ciruculating a refueling route at some point. Not sure of the exact position of CVN-71 fleet, but we'll have a pretty good idea.