Replenishment at Sea Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) with USNS Pecos (T-AO 197)

by Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Butler

15 June 2021 SOUTH CHINA SEA --  (June 11, 2021) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Alan Jackson, from Jackson, Ga., signals to tension span wire during a replenishment at sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 11. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)