PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 6, 2020) Ensign Elijah Jackowitz, from Placerville, Calif., assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), observes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in preparation for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers fulfill critical rolls to forward-deployed naval forces, Carrier Strike Group, and regional partners and allies in supporting the security and the right of all nations to trade, to communicate and to choose their destiny in a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)