Posted: 04/01/2013
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (April 9, 2013) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 prepare to launch off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider)