A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver in the rain during flight operations. Denver is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Seven and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong, an annual combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine forces with the Republic of Korea in order to strengthen interoperability across the range of military operations.