A U.S. Navy Seaman hooks up the high-line aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (TAO-E 8) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo)An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒGolden DragonsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the South China Sea. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)Cmdr. Kurt Albaugh, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), from Williamsville, N.Y., observes as Sterett executes a breakaway from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) following a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea, Jan. 4, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Walker)Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jon Anderson Aquino, from Bakersville, Calif., moves ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the South China Sea, Jan. 7, 2025. Carl Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan)