SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 9, 2017) Sailors assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) practice vertical replenishments with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during initial ship aviation team training with the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23. Coronado is on a rotational deployment in 7th Fleet area of responsibility, patrolling the region's littorals and working hull-to-hull with partner navies to provide 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

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