Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower left Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Tuesday for a training exercise ahead of deployment, according to the U.S. Navy.
"The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic conducting operations, demonstrating the inherent flexibility of the naval force," Commander Ashley Hockycko, public affairs officer for the U.S. Second Fleet, told UPI in a statement.