SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 23, 2020) Lt. j.g. David Christie, from Leavenworth, Kan., fires an M9 pistol during a small arms qualification course on the flight deck 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 3rd Class James Hong)