EAST CHINA SEA (July 6, 2021) Ensign Daniel Toth uses a sextant to gauge the distance between the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) as they prepare to conduct a replenishment at sea. McCain is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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Keywords: indo-pacific, nautical, ras, sextant