GULF OF THAILAND (May 20, 2022) Engineman 2nd Class Omar Valdivia, from Whittier, California, left, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nathaniel Ward, from Birmingham, Alabama, fight a simulated fire during a training exercise aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of 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 Lt. j.g. Alexandra Green)