USS Milius conducts flight ops with U.S. Air Force off coast of Okinawa

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Juan Juarez ties down a U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, to the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2026. Milius is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker)