I thought the other day when I posted links to the rising air attacks in Afghanistan that the US Navy must certainly be involved, as well as the Air Force. I didn’t have time to track down my suspicions. Today they are confirmed in this article at www.news.navy.mil The USS Eisenhower and its support ships are apparently out of the Persian Gulf and in the Arabian Sea where these operations are launched from.
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), continue to provide close air support and reconnaissance to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops on the ground in Afghanistan as part of Operation Eagle. …
The air wing has expended Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 bombs, a general-purpose, laser guided 500-pound bomb; GBU-38 bombs, a general-purpose Global Positioning System (GPS) guided 500-pound bomb; as well as 20 mm rounds from M61A1 and M61A2 Gatling guns on enemy positions.
“Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA), 143, the ‘Pukin’ Dogs,’ are excited to be able to support the OEF and ISAF operations with our new jets…