161124-N-KK394-513 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 24, 2016) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, center, Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Ruiz, left, and Command Master Chief Ty Blockton cut a cake during a Thanksgiving Day visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike's culinary specialists prepared more than 4,950 pounds of turkey, 1,050 pounds of ham, 1,200 pounds of beef tenderloin, 648 pounds of shrimp cocktail, 7,000 portions of mashed potatoes, 400 pies and 200 cheesecakes for the ship's Thanksgiving meal. 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)