PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2021) U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 104 personnel embarked aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) transit the Pacific Ocean on a rigid-hull inflatable boat prior to an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding. Charleston deployed in support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI), a Secretary of Defense initiative leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operation in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)