ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2016) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Matthew Focke rinses and puts away dishes in the forward scullery aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its carrier strike group are returning from a 7-month combat deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

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