 The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left its home port of Norfolk, Virginia, February 21st for deployment in support of operations in the 5th and 6th fleets. Eisenhower previously returned three months earlier than scheduled in order to resurface its flight deck prior to a planned redeployment. Nearly 4,500 sailors deployed with the strike group and said their goodbyes to family members and friends at the pier. To tell you the truth, he likes it better on deployment than he does in port. So he understands that he's got a mission over there, that, you know, the boat has a mission over there, and that's his job. That's what he signed up to do. The strike group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, German frigate Hamburg, and guided missile cruiser USS Way City. From Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Shannon Burns.