161106-N-WS581-060 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 6, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Emma Cruz, from Truckee, Calif., cleans the barrels of an M61A2 gun of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Cruz serves aboard Ike as an aviation ordnanceman and helps inspect, maintain and repair aircraft weapon systems. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the


161106-N-WS581-060 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 6, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Emma Cruz, from Truckee, Calif., cleans the barrels of an M61A2 gun of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Cruz serves aboard Ike as an aviation ordnanceman and helps inspect, maintain and repair aircraft weapon systems. 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 Andrew J. Sneeringer)


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