191228-N-CL550-0223 SEA OF JAPAN (Dec. 28, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Alexander Faunce, left, from Klamath Falls, Ore., and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Geoffrey Bland, from Phoenix, handle line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) as the ship conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). Milius is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino/Released)