U.S. Navy Aviation Systems Warfare Operator 2nd Class Justin Colon, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, talks to his crew aboard an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter while transiting above the Persian Gulf during Spartan Kopis Dec. 7, 2013. Spartan Kopis was a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that validated the effectiveness of using joint aviation assets in a joint and combined maritime environment.