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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-30-09 06:34 AM
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Eisenhower CSG deployment starts Saturday


The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and the rest of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group begins its deployment Jan. 2.


Eisenhower CSG deployment starts Saturday
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Dec 29, 2009 17:54:49 EST

NORFOLK, Va. — More than 6,000 sailors from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group are preparing for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.

The strike group is scheduled to ship out Saturday.

The group is comprised of aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and guided-missile destroyer McFaul, both home-ported in Norfolk.

It also includes Commander Carrier Strike Group 8, Carrier Air Wing 7 and Commander Destroyer Squadron as well as the guided missile cruiser Hue City and guided-missile destroyers Carney and Farragut.

The ships are prepared for missions such as maritime security operations, theater security cooperation and crisis response.


Article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/12/ap_navy_eisenhower_csg_deployment_122909/
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