U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) | 2021 #usnavy #cvn69 #aircraftcarrier #warship USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (known informally as "Ike") is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1977, the ship is the second of the 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. Since commissioning, Dwight D. Eisenhower has participated in deployments including Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, as well as the Gulf War in the 1990s, and more recently in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Credit to: Joel Diller, PO2 Somers Steelman, SN Jacob Hilgendorf, SA Michael Porterfield, Connor Houghtaling, Cameron Pinske, Orion Shotton, Aimie Ford and Mo Bourdi Follow Us Here: https://twitter.com/TimesArchives