LCS 18 Photos

USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Flight Operations

220120-N-PH222-1094 SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT (Jan. 20, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, conducts a flight maneuver above the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), while conducting archipelagic sea lane passage through the San Bernardino Strait . Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation 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 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)