EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2022) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Victorine Appohsam, from New York, requests permission to begin fueling aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Ralph Johnson is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)