SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 21, 2023) An EC-225 Super Puma helicopter from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) offloads equipment from the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) during a replenishment-at-sea during routine operations in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2023. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Carl Brashear is assigned to Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) who in coordination with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 73, refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)