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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2021) Australian sailors assigned to Australian Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), prepare to launch an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35 detachment 2 aboard USS John Finn (DDG 113), March 31. John Finn and Sydney conducted a Group Sail in the waters off the coast of Southern California, March 31 and April 1, to improve their collaborative partnership, combined lethality exercises, and interoperability. (HMAS Sydney Courtesy Photo)