PHILIPPINE SEA (April 20, 2022) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Tyler Daugherty, from Brevard, N.C., supervises as Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Shawn Suban, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., fires an M240B machine gun aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) in the Philippine Sea. Jackson. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles DeParlier)