PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2021) Capt. Gervy Alota, a San Diego native and commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), delivers remarks during a burial at sea ceremony while underway conducting NASA Underway Recovery Test Nine (URT-9) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 6. The remains of 45 souls were committed to the sea during the ceremony, which honors fallen military members, retirees, honorably discharged active duty service members, and military dependents. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)