HSM-51 Sailors Conduct Routine Operations While Deployed Aboard USS Dewey (DDG 105)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2024) – Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Arjay Tactay, from Oceanside, California, directs the movement of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 as it enters a hangar bay aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while operating in the South China Sea, Nov. 11, 2024. Dewey 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 Greg Johnson)