Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Ruben Zabala, center, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Ruben Zavala assigned to the America class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) signals to the Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment-at-sea in U.S. 7th Fleet A.O.R., Dec. 6, 2025. Tripoli, the flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Angel Conde)
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.18.2025 21:26 |
| Photo ID: | 9452984 |
| VIRIN: | 251206-N-MQ780-1858 |
| Resolution: | 7952x5304 |
| Size: | 2.36 MB |
| Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
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