Curtis Wilbur Conduct Flight Operations

Sailors remove chock and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Indians" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 during Flight Operations on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) in the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 2025. Curtis Wilbur, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mark Bergado)