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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2021) Personnel assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU 5) and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC 21), currently embarked on the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) conduct flight operations while on deployment, in the South China Sea, July 7. Tulsa, 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.