200101-N-BM428-0153 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 1, 2020) Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) prepare to receive a refueling probe with mail from the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a connected replenishment. Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)