PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2023) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Apprentice Emory Perez, from Boca Raton, Florida, heaves a line during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100). Kidd, assigned to Carrier Strike Group 1, is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 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 Mason Congleton)