MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 3, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 3, 2023. IKE is operating in the region at the direction of the Secretary of Defense to bolster deterrence.The ships from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group include the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Mason (DDG 87). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers)