181009-N-WM647-3017 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 9, 2018) The dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) conducts a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) by way of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, assigned to the “Island Knights�? of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25. 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)