Photos of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group departing
120620-N-SR846-194 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2012) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class (AW/SW) William Duskin directs an F/A-18C Hornet of the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 onto a catapult aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), June 20. Dwight D. Eisenhower departs Naval Station Norfolk on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. IKE deployed as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which includes CSG 8, IKE, guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), the seven squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Destroyer Squadron Two Eight. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Rob Rupp/Released)
