160916-N-KK394-017 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 16, 2016) Chief petty officer (CPO) selectees recite the Sailor's Creed while in formation during a CPO promotion ceremony in the hangar bay 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 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch)