USS Wayne E. Meyer conducts flight ops in Pacific Ocean

Seaman Klyde-Francis Layug, left, from Guam, and Seaman Mojica Sanchez, from Puerto Rico, apply chocks and chains to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, during flight operations on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 25, 2026. Wayne E. Meyer is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)