161210-N-KJ380-021 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2016) Commander Kevin Pickard observes flight operations from the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship, 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 Seaman Neo B. Greene III/Released)