A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), New York Army National Guard takes off from the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during deck landing qualification exercises Dec. 26, 2013, in the Persian Gulf. Navy and Army National Guard aircraft conducted joint littoral training missions in the area to increase interoperability. The 42nd CAB was deployed to the region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
SPC Harley Jelis
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