190905-N-DV626-0588 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 5, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Sofia Martinez, left, from Salvador, El Salvador, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 to the flight deck while Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Imran Khan, from Brooklyn, New York, spots for safety during flight operations aboard the aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise with other U.S. Navy warships. Surface warships assigned to the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group are participating in the exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida, to maintain readiness, proficiency and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gian Prabhudas/Released)