DDG 114 Flight Operations with HSM 49

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 21, 2025) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Mele Filiai from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, left, stands behind Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Tyatiana Finley, right, as she signals to pilots in an MH-60R assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 det. 4 the “High Rollers” as it sits on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) during flight operations in the South China Sea, March 21. Ralph Johnson 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 Hannah Fry)