GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 12, 2024) Quartermaster 1st Class Eric Gabbey uses a stadimeter to determine the distance between the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during an approach for a replenishment-at-sea in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 12, 2024. Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of operations to help ensure maritime security in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alice Husted)