SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 26, 2021) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jose Ponce, right, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, stands watch as master helmsman and steers the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea, Oct. 26, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier 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 Ensign Alex Kraft)