MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 11, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan McLeod, from Freeport, , removes crutch gear from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Swamp Foxes of Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe.

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