USS Eisenhower Sailors Conduct Maritime Security Operations [Image 6 of 6]

AT SEA

04.27.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jon Dasbach 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Sailors manually lower the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet from the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. These operations deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or as a transport for personnel, weapons or other material.

• Date Taken: 04.27.2007
• Date Posted: 04.27.2007 13:48
• Photo ID: 42647
• VIRIN: 070427-N-6854D-007
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 2.08 MB
• Location: AT SEA