USS Fitzgerald conducts RAS with USNS Yukon in South China Sea

Sailors stand by the rail aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in preparation for a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) while underway in the South China Sea, Oct. 23, 2025. Fitzgerald is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cyrus Roson)