180820-N-WM647-1291 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Aug. 20, 2018) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) handle a phone and distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elesia Patten/Released)