Courtesy Story | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 02.25.2026
On January 21, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his second inaugural address on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The speech, titled “The Price of Peace,” reflected the atmosphere of the Cold War strategic environment and the inherent danger of competition between two nuclear-armed superpowers. Despite this, he provided a clear vision for the nation—and the world....
Courtesy Story | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 08.28.2025
The Ramage Award was created to honor aircraft carriers and air wings demonstrating the best integrated performance and oper¬ational excellence in the fleet. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), or “IKE” and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW 3) are the 2024 winners. The IKE and CVW-3 are no strangers when it comes to winning this remarkable achievement. This marks......
Story by Ensign Ali Stewart | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 03.04.2025
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Capt. Shane Marchesi assumed the role of commanding officer for the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) on March 4....
Courtesy Story | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 01.13.2025
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) to commence a scheduled Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period after completing a historic nine-month deployment, Jan 8. The maintenance phase ensures the carrier’s capabilities meet future operational demands....
Story by Seaman Evan Antonisse | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 09.25.2024
ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) hosted student naval aviators from Training Air Wing (TW) 1 composed of Training Squadron (VT) 7 and VT-9 from Naval Air Station Meridian and TW-2 composed of VT-21 and VT-22 from Naval Air Station Kingsville, as a part of carrier qualification (CQ) training, Sep. 24, off the coast of Florida....
Story by Seaman Evan Antonisse | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 08.27.2024
ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) completed an ammunition off-load with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), Aug. 22-30....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 05.02.2024
The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Souda Bay, Crete after a scheduled port visit, May 2, 2024....
Story by Jennifer Cragg | Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic | 10.13.2023
For the first time in his naval career, AIRLANT’s Force Master Chief Jimmy W. Hailey III, has served on the same coast as his daughter, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kindal Kidd, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)....
