ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2023) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) prepare to attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 27, 2023. Stout is currently underway conducting aviation certifications with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Ian Tumulty)