USS Boxer conducts flight ops in Indian Ocean

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, takes off from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while conducting flight operations, May 6, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aiden Williamson)