160709-N-QN175-047 RED SEA (July 9, 2016) – Aviation

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RED SEA (July 9, 2016) – Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Jordan Farley (left) and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Alexis Palmer assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 wash down an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dartez C. Williams/Released)