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230228-N-HV010-1173 Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Louis Guicovelasquez, right, from Grand Island, Nebraska, uses hand signals to communicate with pilots flying an MH-60R SeaHawk, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation training aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) as the ship sails across the Natuna Sea, Feb. 28, 2023.