CORAL SEA (July 29, 2023) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Gage Gilliam, from Huntington Beach, Calif., holds a phone and distance line from the forecastle aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Rafael Peralta is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF) in coordination with Military Seali


CORAL SEA (July 29, 2023) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Gage Gilliam, from Huntington Beach, Calif., holds a phone and distance line from the forecastle aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Rafael Peralta is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF) in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)


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