160823-N-TI017-054 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 23, 2016) Seaman Tyron Hodge, back, Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Schultz, middle, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Andrew Peixoto move a heat shield on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Whidbey Island is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released)