Nearly 6,000 sailors head to sea as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and its strike group, nearly 6,000 sailors, departed on a nine-month deployment last Wednesday, which the Navy says will be the longest of its type in a decade.

Typically lasting six to seven months, this group will have an extended stay at sea in order to allow other ships time for maintenance.

The Eisenhower, last deployed two years ago, will be taking the place of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Fair winds and following seas, sailors!

(Source: interactives.wavy.com)

June 26, 2012
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VIDEO: Aircraft Carrier Ike Deploys

Have you ever wondered what the final moments of an aircraft carrier looks like before it pulls away from the dock, and sets sail for months at sea? Wonder no more. Here’s a new the U.S. Navy has release of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) deployment last week.

June 29, 2012
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Fifty Miles Off The Coast Of Iran

There’s a great article out this week from Robert Johnson over at Business Insider about what life is currently like over off the coast of Iran aboard aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Check it out: HERE!


(Photo credit: Robert Johnson, Business Insider)

September 20, 2012
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