PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2021) Aviation Machinist's Mate Seaman Elisa Morales, from Columbus, Ohio, applies emergency trauma dressing to Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class David Smerdon, from Brawley, Calif., a simulated patient, during a medical training evolution aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston is currently operating in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)