WESTERN PACIFIC (Oct. 7, 2021) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) conducts an underway replenishment with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) in the Western Pacific Ocean as part of MALABAR 21, Oct. 7. The Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler provides U.S. Navy, allies’ and partners’ ships operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations with critical supplies, including fuel, food and spare parts. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet employs 50-70 ships and submarines across the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. U.S. 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (Photo by Capt. Daniel Glazier)