ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2021) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 secure an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter to the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway to support Large-Scale Exercise (LSE 2021), a globally integrated exercise designed to test advanced warfare concepts across the full-range of maritime and amphibious operations under Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). LSE 2021 will take place Aug. 3-16, 2021, in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Europe areas of operation, as well as virtually. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Taylor Parker)