USS John Paul Jones conducts flight ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 27, 2026) U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ivan Hicks, assigned to Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG) 53, guides an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75, to land on the flight deck of John Paul Jones, April 27. John Paul Jones, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced training to bolster strike group readiness and capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Holloway)