191120-N-YI115-1100 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 20, 2019) Operations Specialist 1st Class David Mershon, from San Diego, works at a console in the pilot house aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to INDOPACOM, 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. Portions of this photo are masked for security reasons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josiah J. Kunkle/Released)