PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2020) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Alex Hernandez, from Garland, Texas, stands watch as a phone talker in the flight deck control tower as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the �Archangels� of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, Detachment 6, conducts deck landing qualifications on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)