200823-N-FA490-1043 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 23, 2020)

200823-N-FA490-1043 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 23, 2020) Aviation Electronics Electrician 2nd Class Elise Betchtel, from Fort Walton Beach, Fla., assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), conducts a pre-flight check on a MH-60R Seahawk, from the “Easyriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37. Halsey is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific 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 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)