ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 10, 2016) Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, Chief of Chaplains of the Navy, observes an E2-C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 launch from the flight deck 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.

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