PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 17, 2021) Ensign Zoe Schertz, left, a native of Milwaukee, and Ensign Brian Cha, a native of New York, conn the approach to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) from the bridge wing aboard Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea, Sept. 17, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Mallorie Miller)