The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS "Mitscher" (DDG-57) lights up its mast during night delayed landing qualifications with the "Desert Hawks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26. "Mitscher" was deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting "Operation Inherent Resolve", strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.