161215-N-EO381-104 U.S. 6TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 15, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike) conducts a routine, scheduled transit. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are 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 Casey J. Hopkins)