191119-N-NP779-1048 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 19, 2019) Cmdr. Brian Luebbert, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), from Henderson, Ky., gives course and speed instructions to Ensign George Puckett, from Las Vegas, as Giffords steams alongside fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to USINDOPACOM, 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 1st Class Ty C. Connors/Released)