USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1977, the ship is the second of ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers currently in service, and is the first ship named after the 34th President of the United States and General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) provides a wide range of flexible mission capabilities, to include maritime security operations, expeditionary power projection, forward naval presence, crisis...

May 3, 2023 · The Navy is weighing if it will extend the life of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) past its planned 2027 inactivation date, USNI News has learned.

Capt. Marchesi assumed command of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in March 2025. Captain Marchesi has over 3,700 flight hours, 800 arrested landings, and 129 combat missions.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) departed on a scheduled deployment on October 14, 2023. The strike group is scheduled to deploy to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility where it will engage with allies and partners in support of maritime statecraft, which encompasses naval diplomacy and national efforts to build comprehensive U.S ...

Jul 15, 2024 · The Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) was dispatched to the Eastern Mediterranean on Oct. 14, 2023 as a precautionary measure due to the current Israel-Hamas war...

CVN 69 completed Magic Sword North by launching simulated strikes into Norway to support allied forces making amphibious landings, after which it rendezvoused with a huge combined force of 19,000 men, 60 ships and 280 aircraft for Ocean Safari.

Oct 14, 2023 · NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Marc Miguez, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 2 addresses local media as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) prepares to...

Construction of the third nuclear-powered and second Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), was authorized by Congress in fiscal year 1970. The carrier, named after the...

In response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) became the first carrier to conduct sustained operations in the Red Sea, and only the second nuclear-powered aircraft...