>>Carrier Strike Group Ends Middle East Deployment, Heads Back to Norfolk
(Norfolk, VA) -- The U-S-S Dwight D. Eisenhower is heading back to southeastern Virginia following an extended deployment. Madison Roberts reports.Preview: Voicer Script:
The Pentagon says the Carrier Strike Group onboard the Eisenhower is on its way back to Naval Station Norfolk. The aircraft carrier left the Middle East over the weekend and will briefly stay in the U.S. European Command area before crossing the Atlantic. The group spent more than eight months protecting commercial ships from potential attacks by Houthi Rebels in the Red Sea. During the mission, the ship traveled more than 55-thousand miles. The Eisenhower will be relieved by another strike team on the U-S-S Theodore Roosevelt, which is based out of California.