200229-N-VE240-1158 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 29, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Handling 3rd Class Craig Friend, from Charleston, South Carolina, holds an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2020, Feb. 29, 2020. America Expeditionary Strike Group-31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is participating in Cobra Gold 20, the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific Region and an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rufus Hucks/Released)