161224-N-QI061-004 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Spela Marinsek, from Washington D.C., left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Ouniwa Polo, from Come, Togo, signal 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard)