SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2022) Sailors prepare a rigid-hull inflatable boat for small boat operations on the starboard boat deck aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) in the South China Sea, Sept. 6, 2022. Antietam is attached to Commander, Task Force 70/ Carrier Strike Group 5 conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Santiago Navarro)