EAST CHINA SEA (June 8, 2022) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Nathaniel Vanvleck, from Bath, N.Y., left, and Engineman 2nd Class Ivin Tyson, from Middletown, N.Y., remove chock and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, on the flight deck aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), June 8, 2022. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, 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 Lt. j.g. Alexandra Green)