160602-N-KK394-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 2, 2016) -

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 2, 2016) - An E2-C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 undergoes pre-flight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is currently underway as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG)’s deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 69 as the flagship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 and ships USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Stout (DDG 55), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Nitze (DDG 94). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)