ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 13, 2016) Seaman David Nipas, left, from Chicago, and Petty Officer 1st Class Hunter Maclelland, from Powhatan, Va., conduct maintenance on the engine of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Swamp Foxes of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Nipas and Maclelland serve aboard Ike as aviation machinist's mates. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the


ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 13, 2016) Seaman David Nipas, left, from Chicago, and Petty Officer 1st Class Hunter Maclelland, from Powhatan, Va., conduct maintenance on the engine of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Swamp Foxes of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Nipas and Maclelland serve aboard Ike as aviation machinist's mates. 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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