Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) remove chocks and chains from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 on Dewey’s flight deck while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 4, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)