U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Adam Wendt signals to the pilot of an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to Detachment 2, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48 before the aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) in the Mediterranean Sea May 7, 2014. The Vella Gulf, homeported in Norfolk, Va., was on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Edward Guttierrez III/Released)