160821-N-WC455-040 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 21, 2016) Aviation Structural Mechanic Micah Bakkum, from Poulsbo, Wash., tightens a nut on an F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet nose landing gear strut in the hydraulics shop 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 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray) 160821-N-WC455-040 160821-N-WC455-040

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