ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 16, 2016) Seaman Quay Salter, front, relays information regarding the jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Salter serves as an aviation boatswain's mate (equipment) aboard the ship and is responsible for maintaining the bow jet blast deflectors aboard the ship. 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert J. Baldock/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Williford prepares crab legs for dinner aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). Somerset is on its maiden deployment as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navy's maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Chavez/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 14, 2016) Engineering department Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) lift a ventilation motor up a ladderwell. George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Sloan/Released)
CARRIBEAN SEA (Oct. 13, 2016) A Humvee attached to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departs landing craft utility 1643 during well deck operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verda (LPD 19). Mesa Verde was relieved by the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as the lead Navy support ship of humanitarian aid/ disaster relief missions in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter S. Harwell/Released) (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter S. Harwell/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 14, 2016) Sailors replace the launch bar of an E/A-18G Growler assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship 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 Seaman Dartez C. Williams/Released)