160229-N-OF476-273 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 1, 2016) An aviation boatswain’s mate (handling) signals an AH-1Z Viper as it takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) team are currently transiting the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric C. Burgett/Released)