121205-N-YX169-039 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 5, 2012) A plane director directs an E-2C Hawkeye from the Bluetails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 to the catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is transiting to homeport in Norfolk, Va., after operating in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released) USS Dw

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121205-N-YX169-039 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 5, 2012) A plane director directs an E-2C Hawkeye from the Bluetails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 to the catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is transiting to homeport in Norfolk, Va., after operating in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower flight operations 121205-N-YX169-039

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