MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 12, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class John Via, from Louisa, Va., left, and Seaman Allison Rivera, from Yonkers, , torque check an inboard retention plate on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Swamp Foxes of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe.

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