USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Operations

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
12/03/2015

12/03/2015: Sailors hook up a pendant to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 on the flight deck the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a replenishment at sea between Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196).

Dwight D. Eisenhower, with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3, is underway conducting the Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan.

Credit:USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69):11/29/2015

  • In photo 2, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) during a replenishment at sea.
  • In photo 3, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 flies toward the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
  • In photo 4, the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) readies to receive the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) alongside prior to a replenishment at sea.
  • In photo 5, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) prior to a replenishment at sea.
  • In photo 6, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 retrieves cargo from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
  • In photo 7, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 delivers cargo to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196).