Seaman Chrisann Hibbert, from Boca Raton, Fla., uses paddles aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) to signal Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment-at-sea. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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