190515-N-XC372-1265 GULF OF ALASKA (May 15, 2019) Senior Chief Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) Derik Blackman, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, looks out the door of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to HSC-8, while participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crisis in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Anthony J. Rivera/Released)