USS Michael Murphy conducts refueling-at-sea with USS Abraham Lincoln in U.S. 7th Fleet

Sailors, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), heave line during a refueling-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Dec. 8, 2025. Michael Murphy (DDG 112), assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonteil Johnson)