PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 22, 2023) Cmdr. Benjamin Pearlswig, executive officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), inspects the galley, Sept. 22, 2023, in the western Pacific Ocean. The Shiloh is deployed in support of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative, a Secretary of Defense program that leverages Department of Defense assets to increase U.S. Coast Guard maritime security and maritime domain awareness support in Oceania through operations in remote U.S. Exclusive Economic Zones and bilateral ship rider agreements with Pacific Island nations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sebastian Portieleslopez)