210611-N-HG846-1041 EAST CHINA SEA (June 11, 2021) – A Sailor awaits a MH-60R Seahawk assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM-51) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6). Rafael Peralta is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

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