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    IKE conducts anchor drop test [Image 5 of 7]

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    Naval personnel are working on what appears to be an anchor chain handling operation aboard a military vessel. Crew members wearing blue hard hats and dark blue coveralls are using wooden bars to manage heavy anchor chain links on the ship's forecastle or chain locker area. A group of observers in similar uniforms watches the operation from the background.

    NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    07.08.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Santiago 

    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)   

    U.S. Navy Sailors remove a pelican hook from an anchor chain during an anchor drop test in the fo’c’sle of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), July 8, 2026. Eisenhower is pierside at Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Santiago)

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    Date Taken: 07.08.2026
    Date Posted: 07.13.2026 05:44
    Photo ID: 9803608
    VIRIN: 260708-N-OQ553-1192
    Resolution: 4608x3072
    Size: 1.88 MB
    Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 15
    Downloads: 2

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