Posted: 01/01/2009
PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 22, 2009) Operations Specialist Seaman Kimberly Pagan, from Brooklyn, N.Y., communicates with the combat information center during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio)