ARABIAN GULF (March 23, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Lauren Vannewhouse signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 during takeoff from the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is deployed with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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