170327-N-RM689-341 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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170327-N-RM689-341
U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 27, 2017) Seaman Brendan Quinn (right), from San Luis Obispo, California, attaches a fuel line from Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) during a replenishment-at-sea. Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend U.S. 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have routinely patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)