USS Gabrielle Giffords Helicopter Maintenance

191229-N-BM428-0006 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 29, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Robert Buschman, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC 23), performs maintenance on HSC 23’s MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to INDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, key pillars of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)