SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 7, 2024) Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) install temporary shoring equipment during a damage control drill while underway in the South China Sea, March 7, 2024. Damage control drills are designed to train crewmembers to appropriately respond to various at-sea emergency scenarios. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jen S. Martinez)