Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Rick Hanson signals to the pilot of an AH-1W Cobra helicopter assigned to the Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 as it takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway conducting operations in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raul Moreno Jr.)