GULF (Nov. 17, 2016) Pilots assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 prepare to exit the cockpit of an E/A-18G Growler on the flight deck 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.

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