Do you guys get fresh food in port or do you have to eat whatever they have?
It kind of depends....... when in port, they restock supplies. While at sea, they do what's called UNREP (Underway Replenishment) or VERTREP( Vertical Replenishment) where food is distributed from various supply ships to the other ships. The supply ships make more frequent ports of call than the other ships, normally. I was aboard a few supply ships as my job was to maintain the H-46 helicopter. All sorts of supplies (stores) are transferred from the supply ship to the other ships.
In this video is how they do VERTREP: (point of interest, the first 40 secs is from one of MY detachments.The very first detachment. We had aircrafts 12 & 14 (no #13). I'm trying to track down where he got that part of the video. Also, I've done EVERY job on the flight deck, including being the signal person in the yellow helmet & float coat)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XDPaKedIfc[/youtube]
Here is the UNREP Portion:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K-2NTsMFhA[/youtube]
Many times, unless it's just a small delivery, they are often combined. I can recall being alongside an aircraft carrier for some 8-10 hours. I always hated that. They even do submarines that way, at times.