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| April 01, 2007 | Julian, Brian | COPYRIGHT 2009 U.S. Navy. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) atsea Sailors and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 participation in the memorable reenlistment ceremony required hard work and planning. Linking the ship-air wing at sea in the Indian Ocean, the International Space Station in orbit several hundred miles above Earth, and families and news media on the ground in Norfolk, Va., took precise coordination and technological know-how to ensure the success of the historic reenlistment ceremony from space.

With only a 19-minute video connection window of opportunity with the ISS due to orbital patterns, all the technical coordination had to be solidified days before the event.

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