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GULF OF ADEN (April 30, 2014) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Scott Hitter, from New Iberia, La., salutes an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk executing deck landing qualifications on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse A. Hyatt/Released)