USS Santa Barbara conducts replenishment-at-sea with HMAS Supply in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA – Sailors, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), handle line during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Australian Navy Supply-class replenishment oiler HMAS Supply (A 195) in the South China Sea, July 18, 2026. Santa Barbara is on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo from U.S. Navy)