Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile

Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), prepare an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 for takeoff in support of exercise Foal Eagle 2014. Foal Eagle is a series of annual training events that are defense-oriented and designed to increase readiness and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula while strengthening the ROK-U.S. alliance and promoting regional peace and stability. Lassen is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/Released)