200721-N-VF045-2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 21, 2020) Seaman Alexis Mendoza, from Laredo, Texas, stands by as landing safety enlisted for an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 on the flight deck aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antietam is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hong/Released)