171017-N-HI376-260 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Oct. 17, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8). Stethem is operating as part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Graham/Released)