PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2021) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Zachary Scholl, from Forest Lake, Minnesota, fires a shot line from the missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) to the Henry J. Kaiser-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS), Sept. 28, 2021. Carl Vinson Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis)