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210516-N-WU807-1021 (May 16, 2021) Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Elisa Morales poses for a photo in front of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), May 16. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)