USS Sterett participates in Pacific Steller 2025

250217-N-FH842-1310 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 17, 2025) – An MH-60R Sea Hawk assigned to the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Feb. 17, 2025. Sterett is underway conducting Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event with the French Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, fostering our alliance and maritime security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Walker)