SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 02, 2017) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Adam Schultz, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 23) Det. 4, from Nelliston, removes sleeves from the blades of an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4). Currently on a rotational deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific Rebalance, Coronado is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

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