160915-N-DQ840-024 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 15, 2016) Marine Master Sgt. Gerald Gory watches as a CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) while the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) is underway on the horizon. San Antonio 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 operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam Austin/Released)