221222-N-SN516-1177 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2022) Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Derik Alvarez, from San Diego, signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the “Battlecats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 during flight quarters aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free a
221222-N-SN516-1177 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2022) Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Derik Alvarez, from San Diego, signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the “Battlecats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 during flight quarters aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Negron)
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