USS Spruance conducts flight operations in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 1st Class Jett Bollinger signals an MH-60R, assigned to the “Raptors” Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, as it prepares to take off on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 29, 2025. U.S. Navy assets are being employed under U.S Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter)