191008-N-CL550-0362 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2019)

191008-N-CL550-0362 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher Aranda, from San Diego, left, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Dylan Virrueta-Torres, from Chico, Calif., exit the rotor arc of an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Scorpions” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69). Milius is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)