GULF OF ADEN (April 4, 2017) — Navy Seaman Jay Lao, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Derek Valenti, 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 4. Carter Hall, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the 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


GULF OF ADEN (April 4, 2017) — Navy Seaman Jay Lao, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Derek Valenti, 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 4. Carter Hall, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the 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.


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