PACIFIC OCEAN (MAY 27, 2021) Quartermaster 1st Class Daniel Hernandez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), uses a searchlight during a Morse code training exercise while conducting routine operations at sea. Littoral combat ships are highly versatile, mission-focused surface combatants designed to operate in the littorals, as well as the open ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vance Hand)