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230126-N-HG846-1616 SOUTH CHINA SEA (January 25, 2023) – Aviation Electronics Mate Seaman Dianna Brunow, left, from Mesa, Arizona and Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Sylvia Slenandore, from Austin, Texas, apply chocks and chains to an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the South China Sea, Jan. 26. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability
230126-N-HG846-1616 SOUTH CHINA SEA (January 25, 2023) – Aviation Electronics Mate Seaman Dianna Brunow, left, from Mesa, Arizona and Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Sylvia Slenandore, from Austin, Texas, apply chocks and chains to an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the South China Sea, Jan. 26. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the 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.
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