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Eisenhower, as well as two Italian frigates \u2014 Virginio Fasan and Carlo Margottini \u2014 and the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship Mount Whitney, engaged in \u201chigh-value unit defense, ballistic missile defense, replenishments-at-sea, cross-deck flight operations and maritime security operations,\u201d the Navy said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 11,000 U.S. personnel participated in the three-day exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/10\/22\/ike-carrier-strike-group-headed-to-the-middle-east\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8082818.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ike carrier strike group headed to the Middle East<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Dwight D. 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