The following are the award citations for the naval aviators who recovered their E-2C Hawkeye after a March 18, 2016 arresting cable broke during landing on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69).
Document: Award Citation for Aviators Involved In Ike Cable Break
August 12, 2016 1:00 PM
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