PHILIPPINE SEA (April 6, 2022) Chief Gunner's Mate Vincent Palinski, left, from Kansas City, braces Fire Controlman 3rd Class Danny Massa, from Utica, N.Y., during a .50 caliber machine gun live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving 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 Alonzo Martin-Frazier)