160824-N-EO381-546 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 24, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) transits through the Arabian Gulf. Ike 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 3rd Class Casey J. Hopkins)