160105-N-JO245-270 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2016) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Brodeur, from Boston, signals to an Army AH-64 Apache helicopter as it takes off from the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). Oak Hill is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Yarborough/Released)

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