PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 5, 2022) USNS Jon Ericsson (T-AO 194) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Jan. 5, 2022. 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 Sonar Technician 2nd Class Ashleigh Englebert)