SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 21, 2023) Lt. Alexander Horvath, from Fresno, California, operates a recovery, assist, securing and traversing system in the landing signal officer's shack aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2023. Antietam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)