ARABIAN GULF (Nov 20, 2016) Seaman Michael Faulkner, from Irvington, Va, solders a toggle switch into a cyclic stick in the hangar bay 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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