190511-M-JO645-3011 ARABIAN GULF (May 11, 2019) A U.S. Navy Sailor aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) directs an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 during landing deck qualifications in the Arabian Gulf, May 11, 2019. Lewis B. Puller is an afloat forward staging-base variant of the mobile landing platform, and is designed to provide dedicated support for air-mine countermeasures and special warfare missions around the globe. The ship supports a variety of rotary wing aircraft and is capable of executing counter-piracy, maritime security and humanitarian and disaster relief missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desiree King/Released)