SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 20, 2022) A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Fleet Air Arm Squadron 816 takes off from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during surface action group operations as part of exercise "Noble Dingo". Chung-Hoon is participating in multi-lateral exercises in the South China Sea with the Royal Australian Navy. Multi-later exercises like this reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre T. Richard)