PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 21, 2022) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Lari Negron, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), tests a Navy Firefighting Thermal Imager (NFTI) during a firefighting drill. Attached to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, Jackson is on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the region, and to work alongside allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)