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U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jalen Phillips, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), conducts helicopter flight operations with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, on the flight deck, April 29, 2026. John Paul Jones, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation conducting advanced training to bolster strike group readiness and capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Holloway)