Lt. Iman Amaya, from Orange Park, Fla., left, and Ensign Shepard Petit, from Salida, Colo., stand watch in the pilot house aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during routine operations.
Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with 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 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)
