180719-N-NM806-0013 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2018) Sailors conduct pre-flight checks on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AO) to provide a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor King/Released)