190723-N-JN784-1109 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 23, 2019) Fire Controlman 1st Class Michael Jordan, center, observes Fire Controlman 2nd Class Marcus Mactal, as he loads rounds into a close-in weapons system after a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antietam is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alexandra Seeley/Released)