Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 8, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carlos Cortes directs a MH60-R Seahawk to takeoff the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). USS Winston S. Churchill is underway as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), which evaluates the strike group's ability as a whole to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, ultimately certifying the HSTCSG for deployment. ( Navy

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