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240912-N-FC892-1719 KUROSHIO CURRENT (Sept. 12, 2024) An MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, piloted by Capt. Manuel Pardo, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), takes off from the flight deck as part of Pardo’s final flight as America’s commanding officer, Sept. 12, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Pursley)