190524-N-VN584-1224 GULF OF ALASKA (May 24, 2019) Sailors remove chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) 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 Specialist 2nd Class Alex Corona/Released)