PHILIPPINE SEA (May 17, 2023) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Christopher Masterson, from Loudon, Tenn., cuts the stoppers off the span wire during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) in the Philippine Sea, May 17, 2023. Antietam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan to support the security of the U.S. and its Allies in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)