Named after the 34th president of the United States, Dwight David Eisenhower, the CVN-69 aircraft carrier was commissioned in October 1977.
After undergoing a year of training with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the Eisenhower deployed to the Indian Ocean in response to the Iran hostage crisis. Then in the 1980s, the Eisenhower aircraft carrier was deployed to the Mediterranean, and underwent an overhaul.
In September 1991, the Eisenhower was deployed to the Persian Gulf to participate in Operation Desert Storm. In February 2000, as part of the “Millennium Cruise,” the Eisenhower aircraft carrier helped enforce a no-fly zone over Iraq. A decade later, it was deployed in the Middle East.
The Eisenhower is slated to be replaced around 2029 by the new USS Enterprise (CVN-80). As of June 2024, the ship is operating in the Red Sea, according to the U.S. Naval Institute.
