161221-N-QY430-157 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 21, 2016) Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Adm. Michelle Howard, speaks with Spanish media on the flag bridge 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rafael Martie)