GULF OF ADEN (April 4, 2017) — U.S. Navy Seaman Aaron

GULF OF ADEN (April 4, 2017) — U.S. Navy Seaman Aaron Brooks signals Sailors to chain down an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, after it lands on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) during flight operations April. Carter Hall, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region . (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye Martinez)