170616-N-ZW825-722 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 16, 2017) A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) frigate CNS Huangshan (FFG-570) as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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