USS Preble conducts flight ops

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 14, 2024) Sailors approach an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during flight operations in the North Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14. Preble 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 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)