161125-N-KK394-042 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 25, 2016) Sailors prepare to lower nautical flags signifying the turnover of Combined Task Force (CTF) 50 on vulture's row 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)