181009-N-WM647-3119 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 9, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Rakeem Crockett, from Denver, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Island Knights�? of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 as it prepares to remove palettes from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elesia Patten/Released)