SINGAPORE (March 17, 2024) Boatswains Mate Seaman Apprentice Markos Womack, from Jackson, Tennessee, secures the forward mooring line for departure during a Sea and Anchor detail aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) in Singapore, March 17, 2024. 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)