EAST CHINA SEA (June 5, 2023) An SH-60J Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Patrol Squadron 25 takes off from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during Surface Action Group operations as a part of exercise Noble Wolf. Chung-Hoon is participating in multi-lateral exercises in the East China Sea with the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. 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)