VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 28, 2022) Sailors remove mooring lines from the pier as the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) prepares to deploy, March 28. Gunston Hall, attached to the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) departed from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story for a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)