Sailors lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower at the start of a swim call. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support mission as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.