Dwight D. Eisenhower Deployment
161027-N-WS581-300 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 27, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Samantha Finstad, from Greenbay, Wis., acts as the aircraft elevator second safety person during ordnance transport operations in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Finstad serves aboard Ike as an aviation boatswain’s mate (handling) and is responsible for the directing and transporting aircraft in the hangar bay. 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 Andrew J. Sneeringer)

Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew J. Sneeringer |  VIRIN: 161027-N-WS581-300.JPG