PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 28. 2023) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) heave the phone-and-distance (P&D) line during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). The P&D line is used to measure distances between ships while transferring items and fuel. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)