NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 3, 2017) Command Master Chief Dwayne Huff, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), salutes Capt. Todd A. Beltz, commanding officer, as he presents the ship's ensign during the Enterprise decommissioning. Enterprise was decommissioned at Newport News Shipbuilding after 55 years of commissioned service. Enterprise deployed 25 times during its operational career and is the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier decommissioned by the Navy.

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