161124-N-EO381-112 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 24, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Dennis Rivera assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) speaks with President Barack Obama on Thanksgiving Day. Rivera serves onboard Nitze as a fire controlman and is responsible for deploying and maintaining weapons systems. Nitze, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting 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 Casey J. Hopkins/Released)