150509-N-VO234-087 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 9, 2015) The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) prepares to transit alongside the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. Fort Worth is conducting routine patrols in international waters of the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conor Minto/Released)