100503-N-9537D-001 ARABIAN SEA (May 3, 2010) Sailors give the signal to launch an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to the Bluetails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jules Dean/Released)
100502-N-4236E-090 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (May 02, 2010) A Sailor directs an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 to the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is on deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations and operating in international waters around the globe, working with other coalition maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)