170322-N-DZ075-0343 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 22, 2017) Boatswain�s Mate 2nd Class Javier Garza, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), gives the signal to secure a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter during a passenger transport with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during exercise Foal Eagle 2017. The annual series of training events is designed to increase readiness to defend the Republic of Korea, protect the region, and maintain stability in the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Harper/Released))