USS Gridley Flight Operations

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Nyza Nith, from Del City, Oklahoma, observes an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 take off from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, April 16, 2025. Gridley, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th 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 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)