161014-N-TV337-029 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 14, 2016) Petty
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161014-N-TV337-029
ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 14, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Welch directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 as it unloads cargo on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Welch serves as an aviation boatswain's mate (handling) aboard Ike and is responsible for the safe directing and moving of aircraft on 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)
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