160910-N-WC455-105 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 10, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) John Ward, from Monroe, La., takes a fuel sample in a pump room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). 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 Seaman Joshua Murray)