Ensign Jesse Gale, from Minneapolis, stands watch as the helicopter control officer aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) as an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 launches from the ship’s flight deck to conduct operations in the South China Sea. Rodney M. Davis, stationed in Everett, Wash., is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek A. Harkins/Released)