The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) has returned to Norfolk, U.S., following a historic nine-month combat deployment, during which it launched 155 standard missiles, 135 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs), and expended 420 air-to-surface weapons, according to a press release from Carrier Strike Group Two (CSG-2).
The deployment, which took place from November 2023 to June 2024, saw the IKECSG engage in extensive combat operations in the Middle East.
The strike group, including the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Mason (DDG 87), demonstrated exceptional combat prowess and resilience throughout the mission.
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