SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 4, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) performs a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. Yukon is assigned to Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) who in coordination with Commander, Task Force 73, refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe)