220221-N-FA490-1097 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 21, 2022) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Patrick Hix, right, from Independence, Missouri, readies fire hose as Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Tyler Whitt, from Atlanta, serves as safety observer during a firefighting drill aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Attached to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, Jackson is on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the region, and to work alongside allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)