SOUTH CHINA SEA - Electronics Technician 2nd Class Mario Olmedo, from Mercedes, Texas, operates a gypsy winch on the flight deck of Independence- variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during an underway replenishment with Fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to INDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with 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 Josiah J. Kunkle/Released) ...