PHILIPPINE SEA (June 22, 2021) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Trenton B. Coble, from Edgewood, Texas, fires a .50-caliber machine gun from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a flight operations exercise aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jake D. Sampson)