PACIFIC OCEAN (MAY 21, 2021) Gunners Mate 1st Class Tara Fitzsimmons, a native of Wildwood, New Jersey, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), stands watch on the ship's port bridge wing during routing 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)