161112-N-QI061-118 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 12, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Weigel, left, from Fort Myers, Fla., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Hage, from Monrovia, Liberia perform a tailhook inspection on an F/A-18F Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower 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. (U.

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161112-N-QI061-118 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 12, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Weigel, left, from Fort Myers, Fla., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Hage, from Monrovia, Liberia perform a tailhook inspection on an F/A-18F Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower 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 Nathan T. Beard/Released)

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