PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 28, 2023) Fire Controlman 1st Class Natalie Tardif, right, from Oak Harbor, Washington, and Gunner's Mate 1st Class Sean West, from Victorville, California, load ammunition into a Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100). Kidd is part of Carrier Strike Group 1 and is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mason Congleton)