190917-N-YI115-1241 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2019) Electronics Technician 1st Class Jacob Myers, from St. Louis, carries the American flag during a burial-at-sea on the flight deck of Independence Variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to Southeast Asia and is the fifth littoral combat ship to deploy to the region. Fast, agile and networked surface combatants, LCS are optimised for operating in near-shore environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josiah J. Kunkle/Released)