Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) stand by as the ship makes its approach during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys

GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 04, 2011) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) stand by as the ship makes its approach during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188). Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready 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 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie) File# 111004-N-GH121-051