GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 21, 2017) - Sailors prepare to deploy a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58). Laboon is deployed in 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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