FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 29, 2016) Seaman Cody Hopkins, left, from Topeka, Kan., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Corona, from San Antonio, remove panels from an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 for scheduled maintenance 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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