WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 04, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class John Strand, left, braces Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Nayyaamunhotep Stubbs as he signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, to land on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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