Petty Officer 3rd Class Josiel Martinez-Rodriguez holds a line that measures distances between two vessels during a refueling evolution with U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) and the Aotearoa, a Royal New Zealand Navy supply ship, in the South China Sea, Oct. 11, 2022. The crew of the Midgett and Aotearoa conducted joint exercises this past summer during RIMPAC 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)