160726-N-WC455-016 ARABIAN GULF (July 26, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) pulls alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) to begin a replenishment-at-sea. Dwight D. Eisenhower and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)