170405-N-HB733-006 ARABIAN GULF (April 5, 2017) Sailors chock and chain an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 9 aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during flight operations. Cole is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and to preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna K. Green/Released)