160305-N-GR718-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 5, 2016) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) participate in a replenishment at sea (RAS) and a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are currently transiting the Pacific Ocean in the 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea D. Daily/ Released)