150721-N-MK881-789 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 21, 2015) Sailors aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth connect a fuel line during a replenishment-at-sea exercise with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the Republic of Singapore navy as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2015. CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Bishop/Released)