ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2022) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Anthony Thomas signals an MH-60R helicopter, assigned to the "Spartans" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, during flight operations aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), Aug. 31, 2022. Minneapolis-Saint Paul is scheduled to participate in Fleet Week Maryland 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juel Foster)