Sailors aboard the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) in the South China Sea [Image 4 of 5]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

10.25.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

231025-N-CV021-1082 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 25, 2023) Ensign Michael Schloemer, from Cleveland, drives the ship on the bridge wing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) as the Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11), middle, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with USS Rafael Peralta and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341), back, in the South China Sea, Oct. 25. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)

• Date Taken: 10.25.2023
• Date Posted: 11.08.2023 02:56
• Photo ID: 8112869
• VIRIN: 231025-N-CV021-1082
• Resolution: 6310x4207
• Size: 1.19 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA
• Hometown: CLEVELAND, OHIO, US