PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2023) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Elijah Sanchez fires an M240-B machine gun aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), March 17, 2023. Farragut is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Destroyer Squadron 40/Commander, Task Force 45's mission. The mission includes combined naval operations, partnership building and acting as a service provider to Joint Interagency Task Force South Mission by supporting counter illicit-drug trafficking in Central and South American waters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer)