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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2021) Sailors prepare to chock and chain a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the �Blackjacks� of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, during flight operations on the flight deck aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is 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 free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)