OCEAN (Mar. 19, 2016) – Naval Aircrewman (helicopter) 2nd Class Eli Woodfork mans a 50-caliber machine gun in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 during a live-fire exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike was underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment.

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