171114-N-HI376-139 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN (Nov. 14, 2017) Boatswain�s Mate 3rd Class Caleb Husted signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the �Saberhawks� of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, during a helicopter in-flight refueling exercise aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63). Stethem is operating as part of the Ronald Reagan Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Graham/Released)