151210-N-AX638-235 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 10, 2015) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Noe Galarza, from Lajas, Puerto Rico, watches as an AV-8B Harrier prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of 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 3rd Class Tyler Preston/Released)