USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Carrier air Wing Six resumed fixed-wing flight operations on Mar. 20, two days after a cross deck pendant accident injured eight sailors.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123, performs pre-flight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released)
Four of them remained hospitalized, a Navy spokesman said.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 prior to landing on the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Jeffrey T. Anderson, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 prior to landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, performs checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 after landing on the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Spela Marinsek (center) inspects a catapult retraction engine aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Douglas Grace, a chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), speaks to Sailors during a weekly traditional Protestant service in the ship’s chapel. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Casey J. Hopkins/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Zachary Conn looks into an aircraft heads-up display aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Christian Cruz (left) and Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Michael Lloyd install a faucet in a head aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2016) – Sailors take part in a women’s leadership panel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2016) – Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) Airman Britney Johnson inspects the cockpit of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – An E/A-18G Growler assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 taxis onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Sailors move an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Sailors chain an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, climbs out of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 on the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 as it lands on the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 as it launches from the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 as it undergoes pre-flight checks on the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – Capt. Paul C. Spedero Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 as it undergoes pre-flight checks on the ship’s flight deck. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)