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Robert Aguilar, Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, after arriving on the ship&#8217;s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson Branch\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Karnig Ohannessian, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment), on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on April 2, 2016, in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: MC3 Anderson W. Branch\/Navy<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy&#8217;s top spokeswoman said the service is reviewing the video and will take appropriate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We were made aware of the incident and the video,&#8221; Rear Adm. Dawn Cutler said in a statement Wednesday.\u00a0&#8220;Mr. Ohannessian&#8217;s supervisor is taking the appropriate action, to include working to understand the full details of what occurred.\u00a0I&#8217;d refer you to local authorities for questions about the actual incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ohannessian is the primary adviser to the assistant Navy secretary for energy, installations and environmental programs including pollution prevention and management of natural resources at Navy Department installations. He joined the senior executive service in 2013 and was selected for his current post in January, according to his official bio. 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