EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2020) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Brandon Parks signals the departure of a MH-60L Black Hawk assigned to the "Winged Warriors"of 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment (1-228 AVN) on the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during flight deck qualifications with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) Oct. 6. Gabrielle Giffords is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South's mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael Amani.0000000089)