200406-N-HI500-2018 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2020) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Zuekimberly Esperanza, from Las Vegas, cuts fabric for cloth masks aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100). In accordance with new directives, Sailors will wear masks when social distancing may not be possible to help mitigate the spread and prevent COVID-19. Kidd is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to support Joint Interagency Task Force South�s mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandie Nuzzi)