151108-N-XM324-010 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 8, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) prepares to come alongside the Military Sealift Command underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) while it participates in a replenishment at sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89). Fitzgerald is on patrol with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group in the 7th Fleet are of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/released)