161212-N-TV337-047 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 12, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Cruz, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler R. Halbeisen park an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 105) on the flight deck of 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 Robert J. Baldock)