200629-N-QY794-1034 ARABIAN SEA (June 29, 2020) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Alondra Saenz directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), June 29, 2020. Ike is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brennen Easter/Released)