150311-N-NI474-005 WATERS TO THE WEST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 11, 2015) Helicopter control officer Ensign Elizabeth Lippie watches an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 take off from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) while underway during exercise Foal Eagle 2015. Foal Eagle is a series of annual training events that are defense-oriented and designed to increase readiness and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula while strengthening the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and promoting regional peace and stability of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young/Released)