160725-N-GK781-054 GULF OF ADEN (July 25, 2016) Midshipman 3rd Class Phillip Moore, left, conns the ship under the guidance of Cmdr. Stephen W. Aldridge, executive officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). Mason, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Yeoman 1st Class Timothy Meece/Released)