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A little love for the fleet workhorse

By Bill McMichael on August 18, 2011 Carrier On-Board Delivery plane, Carriers, Class A mishaps, Flight deck certification, Logistics, Maritime operations, Naval aviation, Navy, Photos, Sea trials

A lengthy post-availability at-sea period just ended for the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, which blitzed through sea trials, flight deck certification, carrier quals, and 3M (Maintenance Material Management) inspections following nine months of shipyard work that ended in mid-June. During that time, Ike’s primary lifelines to shore were the reliable Carrier On-Board Delivery planes that deliver mail to ship and shore and carry personnel and spare parts back and forth. Filling the bill for Ike was Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 out of Naval Station Norfolk’s Chambers Field. It goes without saying that CODs “deliver the mail.” According to VRC-40’s…

Good works in Jax

By Bill McMichael on July 29, 2011 Carriers, CNATRA, Community relations, Maritime operations, Naval aviation, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Photos, Sea trials, Ships

More than 40 sailors from the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower spent the morning of July 26 sprucing up a resource center for the homeless in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., during a three-day port call in Mayport that began July 25. The center, called Mission House, offers food and counseling services to the homeless in the Jacksonville area. Ike’s port call came in the midst of an underway period in the Atlantic following a nine-month maintenance availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. While at sea, the carrier successfully completed sea trials and has continued with additional training. Hopefully, these hard-working sailors received some…

Almost back in the fleet

By Bill McMichael on June 14, 2011 Carriers, Maintenance, Navy, Photos, Sea trials, Ships, Shipyard

The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway for sea trials following a nine-month maintenance availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. Ike’s planned incremental availability began last summer and was supposed to be done in March. It was extended into June due to major pump overhaul and unexpected winter storms, according to the Navy. “Today we are absolutely ready to get back to sea,” said Capt. Marcus Hitchcock, Ike’s CO. “You can walk around and see the phenomenal changes around the ship.” Looks like someone is happy to be leaving the yards …

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