SEA OF JAPAN (May 19, 2022) A MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter attached to forward deployed detachment Airborne Mine Countermeasures aircraft based in Korea, Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HM) 14, Detachment 2A flies between the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during Exercise Noble Vanguard. Noble Vanguard serves as an enabler to reinforce tactics and techniques of different mission sets that contribute to regional stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gregory A. Pickett II)