200617-N-GG032-1121 ARABIAN SEA (June 17, 2020) An E-2C Hawkeye, attached to the Screwtops of Airborne Command and Control Squadron 123 takes off from the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), June 17, 2020. Ike is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Orion K. Shotton/Released)