200102-N-BM428-0022 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 2, 2020) Operations Specialist 1st Class David Mershon fights a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) while underway. Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)