SOUTH CHINA SEA — Mineman 1st Class Justin Hanson, right, from Swansea, signals to the pilot that the chock and chain are being retrieved as Mineman 3rd Class Dalton Miller, left, from Mount Union, Pa., and Mineman 2nd Class Robert Dasch, from Bayport, NY run toward the helicopter aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), on July 11. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)