Frank E. Peterson Jr. conducts fueling-at-sea

240820-N-PV534-1006 INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 20, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) prepares to conduct a fueling-at-sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as integrated air and missile defense warfare commander, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 2nd Class Victoria Armstrong)