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SEA OF JAPAN (March 10, 2025) — Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) run to chock and chain MH-60S assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 the “Black Knights” on the flight deck while underway in the Sea of Japan, March 10. Ralph Johnson 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 Hannah Fry)