SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 30, 2017) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 move the MQ-8B Firescout unmanned aerial vehicle onto the flight deck in preparation for ground turns aboard the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4). The ship is on a rotational deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations, patrolling the region's littorals and working hull-to-hull with partner navies to provide the 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

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