HSM 49 det. 4 Flies in the Andaman Sea

ANDAMAN SEA (March 26, 2025) Seaman Christopher Alexandre from Freeport, New York, right, and Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Mele Filiai from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, left, remove the chocks and chains from an MH-60R assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 det. 4 the “High Rollers” as it prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) during flight operations in the Andaman Sea, March 26. 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)