Petty Officer 2nd Class Mandi Daigle, a native of Church Point, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Daigle attended Church Point High School. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerome Fjeld, Navy Office of Community Outreach)
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is shown in the Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Shipyard. The “Ike” and its strike group were scheduled to deploy to U.S. 6th Fleet Friday, while the Ford Carrier Strike Group also operates in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Navy Times. The deployment comes at a time of rising uncertainty in the region following the large-scale attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel’s retaliatory strikes, the Navy Times reported. (U.S. Navy photo)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mandi Daigle, a native of Church Point who attended Church Point High School, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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