161229-N-QI061-089 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 29, 2016) An E2-C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 launches from the flight deck during the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 fly-off aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its carrier strike group are returning from a 7-month combat deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard)