USS Dewey conducts night flight ops in East China Sea

U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Isabelle Lopez directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during night flight operations in the East China Sea, March 5, 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)