191220-N-BM428-0009 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 20, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ian Sarreal tends to lines while the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) operates at sea. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)