Pilots from 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion, with pilots from New York, Delaware, and Montana, now under the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, practice deck landing qualifications with UH-60 Blackhawks on the New Orleans (LPD-18) on Jan. 23, 2014, somewhere in the Arabian Gulf. Army aviation assets and the Navy conduct joint-service littoral (near shore) training missions to build familiarity with each other's equipment and procedures. The 42nd CAB, Army National Guard, is currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. ( A

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Pilots from 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion, with pilots from New York, Delaware, and Montana, now under the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, practice deck landing qualifications with UH-60 Blackhawks on the New Orleans (LPD-18) on Jan. 23, 2014, somewhere in the Arabian Gulf. Army aviation assets and the Navy conduct joint-service littoral (near shore) training missions to build familiarity with each other's equipment and procedures. The 42nd CAB, Army National Guard, is currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. ( Army National Guard photo by Spc. Harley Jelis/Released)

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