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Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Alexander Takekuma overlooks as Fire Controlman 2nd Ashley Best, both assigned to the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), prepares to fire a signal line over to the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during an underway replenishment Jul. 25, 2024. Curtis Wilbur is underway in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford)