USS Boxer conducts replenishment-at-sea with USNS Alan Shepard in Indian Ocean

A U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, flies between Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment-at-sea, May 11, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aiden Williamson)