Sailors aboard the USS Howard conduct flight quarters in the Philippine Sea

240403-N-CV021-1030 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 3, 2024) A Sea Hawk helicopter (MH-60R) lands on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) in the Philippine Sea, April 3. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)