161011-N-IE397-089 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 11, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Tuttle, left, from La Vernia, Texas, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Nidia Rodriguez, from Buffalo, N.Y., conduct maintenance on the countermeasure system of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Rodriguez and Tuttle serve aboard Ike as aviation electronics technicians and help inspect, troubleshoot and repair aircraft avionics. 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 Seaman Christopher A. Michaels)