070523-N-7653W-117 Family and friends welcome home Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) as they return to Naval Station Norfolk after the longest deployment by a carrier strike group since 2003. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) deployed Oct. 3, 2006 to the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility to support ongoing operations including efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Maritime Security Operations in the region. IKE CSG is comprised of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) Twenty Eight, aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), guided-miss
070523-N-7653W-117 Family and friends welcome home Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) as they return to Naval Station Norfolk after the longest deployment by a carrier strike group since 2003. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) deployed Oct. 3, 2006 to the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility to support ongoing operations including efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Maritime Security Operations in the region. IKE CSG is comprised of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) Twenty Eight, aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS Mason, and the fast attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750). Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justan Williams US Navy 070523-N-7653W-117 Family and friends welcome home Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) as they return to Naval Station Norfolk after the longest deployment by a carrier strike group since 200
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