160914-N-QI061-030 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 14, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Evan Koch, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), guides an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, onto a waist catapult on the flight deck. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard)

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