170805-N-VR594-0274 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 5, 2017) Sailors remove chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Combatant Strike Squadron (HSC) 8 as Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander of Carrier Strike Group 11, from Pacifica, Calif., departs the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)