Photos of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group departing
120620-N-ZZ999-006 NORFOLK,Va. (June 20, 2012) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) prepare to man the rails as the ship gets underway as for a deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility, 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. (US Navy photo by Seaman Luis Fiallos/Released)
