230711-N-JC256-2028 ATLANTIC OCEAN. (July 11, 2023) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Manny Mallada, from Agat, Guam, directs an E-2C Hawkeye, attached to the "Screwtops" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 123, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The IKE Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Carrier Strike Group Four Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting forc
230711-N-JC256-2028 ATLANTIC OCEAN. (July 11, 2023) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Manny Mallada, from Agat, Guam, directs an E-2C Hawkeye, attached to the "Screwtops" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 123, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The IKE Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Carrier Strike Group Four Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers/Released)
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