190419-N-IA905-1096 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Pascal Koffi signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 as it takes off from the flight deck of the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8). Montgomery is underway in the eastern Pacific conducting routine training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Morgan K. Nall/Released)