Eisenhower CSG deployment starts Saturday

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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/