The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), center, prepares to come alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), left, during a replenishment at sea as seen from the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 12, 2013. The Philippine Sea conducted its final pre-deployment evaluation with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group to achieve mission readiness and the ability to work alongside international allies.