On 18 December 2011, the final command-and-control mission for U.S. forces over Iraq was flown by an E-2C Hawkeye ("pictured") from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112), catapulting off the carrier "John C. Stennis" at 7:32 am and returning at 11:04 a.m, both local time. This mission effectively ended U.S. naval support for Operation New Dawn.