RED SEA (Oct. 25, 2021) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) fire a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise as part of joint exercise Indigo Defender, Oct. 25. Indigo Defender 21 is a capstone bilateral maritime exercise between Royal Saudi Naval Forces and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command to enhance interoperability and strengthen our capacity to maintain regional maritime security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 21, 2021) Illicit weapons seized from a stateless fishing vessel in the North Arabian Sea are arranged for inventory aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane’s (DDG 77) flight deck, Dec. 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elisha Smith)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2021) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) fight a simulated fire during a mass casualty drill. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2021) Sailors simulate firefighting techniques during a general quarters drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), July 15, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

(Sept. 26, 2021) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) respond to a simulated fire during a damage control drill in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 26. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 10, 2021) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Hatch loads an M240 machine gun while standing watch aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 4, 2021) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 perform a fast rope demonstration for the crew aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), to celebrate Fourth of July, July 4, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 9, 2021) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Damon Moran fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a training drill aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith/Released)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 26, 2021) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) heave a line during a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 13, 2022) An Airbus Helicopter H215 assigned to Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS John Ericcson (T-AO 194) approaches t Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) to deliver cargo during a replenishment-at-sea, Jan. 13, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elisha Smith)

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 5, 2021) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jordan Floyd fires a shot line to underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 5. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) A Sailor aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), fires an M9 pistol during a small-arms familiarization course. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

RED SEA (Sept. 17, 2021) Operation Specialist 2nd Class Judith Licon responds to a simulated fired during a damage control drill aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in the Red Sea, Sept. 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2021) Seaman Kathleen Mantooth signals an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, attached to the “Easy Riders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37), landing on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 27. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 7, 2021) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Hunter Dillow welds a metal shelf aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 30, 2021) Retail Specialist 3rd Class Russell Sevilla, from San Diego, prepares to fire a .50 caliber machine gun during a crew serve weapons familiarization training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 7, 2021) Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Joseph Schallock, a native of Lakeside, California, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, performs maintenance on the rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), July 7, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2022) Rear Adm. Daniel Martin, right, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, speaks with Lt. Daniel Gerew, a native of Tom’s River, N.J., in the combat information center aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) during a visit to O’Kane, Jan. 14, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elisha Smith)