MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 10, 2023) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) conduct an underway replenishment with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), Nov. 10, 2023. Ramage is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adriones Johnson)