160602-N-KK394-030 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 2, 2016) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 taxis toward the catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is currently underway as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG)’s deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 69 as the flagship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadr
160602-N-KK394-030 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 2, 2016) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 taxis toward the catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is currently underway as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG)’s deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 69 as the flagship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 and ships USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Stout (DDG 55), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Nitze (DDG 94). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
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Keywords: 3, 10, 69, 131, csg, cvn, cvw, deployment, ike, ofrp, vfa, wildcats
