SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2022) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) stage a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 on the flight deck for flight operations, Jan. 14, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) are conducting joint expeditionary strike force operations in 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 1st Class Omar Powell)