SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 23, 2023) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Ruben Gutierrez, from Indio, California, responds to a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 1 and deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs)