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Astronaut legend Neil Armstrong is presented with honorary Naval Astronaut Wings by Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Capt. Roy J. Kelley, commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) present Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, with Navy Astronaut wings.
Sixteen Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) repeat the Oath of Enlistment presided over by astronauts U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Lopez-Alegria and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Suni Williams.
Sailors man the helm of the aircraft carier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
A Sailor salutes as an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Retired astronauts Capt. Jim Lovell, Capt. Gene Cernan, and Neil Armstrong stand on painted footprints to commemorate their Legends of Aerospace tour aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Sailors hoist the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist pennant aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Orbiting 200 miles above Earth, astronauts, U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Lopez-Alegria and flight engineer U.S. Navy Cmdr. Suni Williams reenlist 16 Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) via video teleconference.
Sailors hoist the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist pennant aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
US Navy 100310-N-3595W-007 Astronaut legend Neil Armstrong is presented with honorary Naval Astronaut Wings by Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 10, 2010) Astronaut legend Neil Armstrong is presented with honorary Naval Astronaut Wings by Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a two-day visit as part of the Legends of Aerospace Tour sponsored by Morale Entertainment. Armstrong was joined by fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan during the presentation aboard the ship. Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment as part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman/Released)
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2010 legends of aerospace tour
aboard uss dwight d eisenhower cvn 69
dee l mewbourne
eugene a cernan in 2010
jim lovell
neil armstrong in 2010
photographs taken on 2010 03 10
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Date
10/03/2010
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NORTH ARABIAN SEA
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