SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 18, 2024) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Isabella Tafoya, right, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, practices baton strikes during non-lethal weapons training aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) while underway in the South China Sea, March 18, 2024. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 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)