A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter idles on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard during low-light takeoff and landing exercises off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 18, 2016. The helicopter crew is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The expeditionary unit is embarked aboard the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group as part of a routine patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T.T. Parish