070523-N-3567L-056 NORFOLK (May 23, 2007) - Family and friends wait as Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) return to Naval Station Norfolk after the longest deployment by a carrier strike group since 2003. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) deployed Oct. 3, 2006 to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support ongoing operations including efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Maritime Operations in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathan Lockwood (RELEASED)
070523-N-5248R-277 NORFOLK (May 23, 2007) - A Sailor assigned to aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) greets his wife following the ship's return to Naval Station Norfolk after the longest deployment by a carrier strike group since 2003. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) deployed Oct. 3, 2006 to the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility to support ongoing operations including efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Maritime Operations in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sheldon Rowley (RELEASED)
Welcome home The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group!
Welcome Home, Sailors.....
Welcome home, USS Mason, welcome home!!
Thank you, Jade Falcon, for helping keep us free.