151101-N-AO748-055 STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Nov. 1, 2015) Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Joshua White, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, performs a pre-flight check on an SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while it transits the Strait of Magellan. Washington is deployed around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015. The eighth deployment of its kind, Southern Seas 2015 seeks to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kiana A. Raines/Released)