USS Gabrielle Giffords gets underway in Gulf of Thailand

250724-N-JT705-1003 GULF OF THAILAND (July 25, 2024) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 perform scheduled maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, on the flight deck of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2024 in the Gulf of Thailand, July 25, 2024. This year marks the 30th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daemon Pellegran)