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Caption:
Atlantic Ocean (April 18, 2005) -- Sailors assigned to the Crash and
Salvage Division aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower (CVN 69), watch as an E-2C+ Hawkeye, assigned to the
"Screwtops" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Three
(VAW-123), prepares to land on the shipÕs flight deck. The E-2C+
Hawkeye is modified with the eight-bladed NP2000 propeller. The new
propeller, made by Hamilton-Sundstrand, increases performance and
safety along with better maintenance techniques. Eisenhower is
currently underway conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean
after a four-year mid-life overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's
Mate Airman Christopher Molinari (RELEASED)
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