PHILIPPINE SEA (March 8, 2022) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Armando Perez, left, from Las Vegas, and Logistics Specialist Seaman Zachary Overton, from Albuquerque, N.M., hook cargo to an AS332 Super Puma on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it transports cargo from Abraham Lincoln to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment-at-sea. The Abraham Lincoln 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)