MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec 17, 2023) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) tend the phone and distance line during a replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec 17, 2023. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Omar Rubi)