Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) heave a refueling hose into place during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201).

GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 27, 2011) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) heave a refueling hose into place during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). Mason is deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeffry A. Willadsen) File# 110227-N-5838W-003