USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) conducts a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) [Image 9 of 14]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

07.03.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Colby Mothershead 

Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 4, 2023) An EC-225 Super Puma helicopter drops cargo on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7). Rafael Peralta is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan to support the security of the U.S. and its Allies in the Indo-Pacific. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)

• Date Taken: 07.03.2023
• Date Posted: 07.05.2023 04:35
• Photo ID: 7894014
• VIRIN: 230704-N-JO829-1044
• Resolution: 2143x3000
• Size: 962.71 KB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA