SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 15, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 4 lands on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), Jan. 15, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) are conducting joint expeditionary strike force operations in the South China Sea as part of continuing and routine interoperability training operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elisha Smith)