160805-N-QN175-035 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 5, 2016) Sailors wait for a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 to provide a safe distance before retrieving tie-downs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast-combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). The aircraft carrier 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 Dartez C. Williams/Released)