USS Dwight D. Eisenhower awarded high Navy honors for excellence during deployment
What s life like aboard the Ike? 13News Now crews got an inside look at how sailors spent the six month deployment Author: Allison Bazzle Updated: 7:00 PM EDT July 20, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. Back-to-back deployments and six months at sea just ended for thousands of sailors on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The crew tackled critical missions during the pandemic and even received a special honor from the Navy for resilience
“When you do a deployment like this potentially two deployments inside of a year this is your story,” said Captain Paul Campagna, Commander of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.