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SOUTH CHINA SEA– Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Gabriel Silva, of Hesperia, Calif., takes the midpoint sample of JP-5 fuel aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), Jan. 4, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
