PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), left, and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), middle, transit alongside the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)