ARABIAN GULF — Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Edgerton, from Orange, Texas, opens an air fitting on the fantail 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.