161206-N-QI061-267 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 6, 2016) Two pilots assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 prepare for flight operations from the cockpit of an EA-18G Growler on the flight deck the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard)