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USS Eisenhower resumes flight operations after accident

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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.

160320-N-OR652-575 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)
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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)

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Philippines gives U.S. access to five airfields

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The Philippine government announced on Mar. 18 that it has given access of five airfields across the country to U.S. military forces.

150409-N-ZZ999-001 CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (April 9, 2015) - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon with Patrol Squadron 45, is at Clark Air Base, Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2015, April 9. Balikatan is an annual Philippines-U.S. military bilateral training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Tony Montes/RELEASED)
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CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (April 9, 2015) – A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon with Patrol Squadron 45, is at Clark Air Base, Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2015, April 9. Balikatan is an annual Philippines-U.S. military bilateral training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Tony Montes/RELEASED)

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