161001-N-KK394-291 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 1, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole Salazar, a Chicago native, works as the arresting gear operator and sets the weight for the arresting gear as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch)