PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 28, 2023) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Raheem Surles, from Durham, North Carolina, connects a pelican hook to a long link in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers)