BAY OF BENGAL (June 22, 2021) Chief Boatswain's Mate Jesse Watson, left, from Boynton Beach, Fla., stands as the Flight Deck Officer and Mineman 1st Class Justin Hanson, from Swansea, S.C., directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 22, 2021. Charleston, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)