SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 18, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) prepares to come alongside the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) in preparation for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Halsey is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet�s principal surface force (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)