SOUTH CHINA SEA

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Johnson 
Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15  

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2023) – Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 2nd Class Andre Wesley, from Houston, checks a fuel sample aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while operating in the South China Sea, Nov. 5. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC)/Task Force 73 logistically resupplies deployed units in the Indo-Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Johnson
Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2023) – Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 2nd Class Andre Wesley, from Houston, checks a fuel sample aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while operating in the South China Sea, Nov. 5. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC)/Task Force 73 logistically resupplies deployed units in the Indo-Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)