Keywords: US Navy 100309-N-4236E-337 Distinguished visitors with the Legends of Aerospace Tour watch an F-A-18E Super Hornet prepare to catch an arresting wire.jpg en NORTH ARABIAN SEA March 9 2010 Distinguished visitors with the Legends of Aerospace Tour watch an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 143 prepare to catch an arresting wire on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN 69 The tour was sponsored by Morale Entertainment and featured astronauts Neil Armstrong Jim Lovell Gene Cernan and aviators Bob Gilliland and retired Air Force Brig Gen Steve Ritchie 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 3rd Class Chad R Erdmann/Released 2010-03-09 100309-N-4236E-337 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 83034 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R Erdmann PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 Strike Fighter Squadron 143 United States Navy |