SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 3, 2023) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Dominic Blance, from Ballston Lake, N.Y., heaves the phone and distance line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Negron)