EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 3, 2022) Seaman Zerquera Amaya, from Savannah, Georgia, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), handles the phone and distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in the East China Sea, Aug. 3, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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