RED SEA (Dec. 2, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Cesar Santana, from Orlando, replaces a fuel/oil heat exchanger on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Santana serves aboard Ike as an aviation machinist's mate. 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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