191104-N-LD903-1087 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2019) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Alston Adams directs a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob D. Bergh/Released)