241030-N-NF288-079 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2024) An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 approaches the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) to conduct a helicopter in-flight refueling (HIFR) exercise in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 30. HIFR allows for airborne refueling in situations where a flight deck landing isn’t possible. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the 7th fleet’s principal surface force. ( Navy photo by Mass Communica
241030-N-NF288-079 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2024) An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 approaches the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) to conduct a helicopter in-flight refueling (HIFR) exercise in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 30. HIFR allows for airborne refueling in situations where a flight deck landing isn’t possible. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the 7th fleet’s principal surface force. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)
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