Dwight Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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IKE Day at Busch Gardens Hie 0lh Countrp, lO iUiamsfturs, Vimm w H I PN| 1 (%h9 1 n Ju B ' a nlnl mM HZ KkM Bi H ' 1 u ' ■■III The Anheuser-Busch Company, owner and operator of Busch Gardens, The Old Country, set aside 16 April 1983 as IKE Day at the Williamsburg, Virginia, resort. Hundreds of IKE crewmen, their families and friends crowded into the park despite the chilly temperatures to enjoy the rides, enjoy the company of their shipmates, take in all the attractions, and sample l Anheuser-Busch ' s most famous product: I Budweiser! Built to resemble miniature I versions of the European countries of J West Germany, France, England, and ' f Italy, Busch Gardens served as an jj introduction to only Italy for those who f were about to make the deployment, as 1} IKE ' s French port call never happened. - mm

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i Battle Efficiency Although IKE did not take her fourth consecutive overall Battle E, four departments did receive awards: Operations Department received the fourth consecutive Green E ; IKE ' s Damage Control Red DC was also the 4th consecutive such award; the Black Deck Seamanship insignia received for Deck Navigation was the 2nd consecutive such award; and Medical Department received the Blue M for the 3rd time in four years. VADM Kilciine and RADM Flatley presented the awards at ceremonies held in IKE ' s hangar bay 2 on 13 April 1983. Shown is IKE transiting the Elizabeth River leaving the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Portsmouth, Virginia, after the 1982 SRA.