170211-N-OS569-093 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman (Equipment) Airman Brent Welch, right, prepares to assist in the launch of a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zach Sleeper/Released)