SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 15, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Nicole Zapata, from Tampa, Fla., assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), signals to Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) the distance of a pallet to the ship’s deck during a replenishment-at-sea. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Deanna Gonzales)