Posted: 12/01/2012
MEDITERRANIAN SEA (Dec. 2, 2012) Capt. Samuel Paparo launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) for the last time as commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. Dwight D. Eisenhower is transiting to homeport at Norfolk, Va. after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Wesley)