161021-N-TV337-020 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 21, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Flaherty, left, issues small arms weapons to Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Pierce in the ready for issue armory 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. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert J. Baldock)

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