161107-N-QI061-049 ARABIAN GULF (Nov 7, 2016) Sailors remove a 20mm gun from an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard)

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