200416-N-KS651-0061 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 16, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate Lauress Johnson, a civilian mariner assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), signals the pilot of a Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopter assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Emory S. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Behnke/Released)