Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Howe (right) and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Lt. Nur Hasif Bakhtiar conduct a comms check in the cabin of an MH-65E Dolphin helicopter prior to flight operations onboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) Aug. 31, 2023, in the South China Sea. Munro is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more stable, free, open and resilient region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)