SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 12, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Allayna Ventolero, from Oak Harbor, Wash., stands signalman watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while operating in the South China Sea, April 12, 2023. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC)/Task Force 73 logistically resupplies deployed units in the Indo-Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)