USS Dewey conducts night flight ops in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Brandon Cawthorn performs plane captain duties for an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)