160826-N-EO381-151 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 26, 2016) The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) transits the Arabian Gulf. Monterey, part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group, is 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)