Named in honor of America's 34th President and former General of the Army, her keel was laid on 15 August 1970, launched on 11 October 1975, and commissioned on 18 October 1977 at her home-port of NAS Norfolk, VA. Although deployed in 1998 with CVW-17 for a Med/Persian Gulf cruise, she returned 9 Dec 1998 and switched airwings to CVW-7. This is the color version of their patch and doesn't come with velcro attached.

Named in honor of America's 34th President and former General of the Army, her keel was laid on 15 August 1970, launched on 11 October 1975, and commissioned on 18 October 1977 at her home-port of NAS Norfolk, VA. Although deployed in 1998 with CVW-17 for a Med/Persian Gulf cruise, she returned 9 Dec 1998 and switched airwings to CVW-7. This is the desert version of their patch.

This is the cruise patch from the VAW-123 "Screwtops" when onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). This is their 2016 OIR patch that says "Make Deployment Great Again" (obvious play on the POTUS). This came directly from the squadron and does not have velcro.

This is the cruise patch from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) when they were in the Persian Gulf in 2006-2007 for Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM and around the Horn Of Africa. The patch says '2006-2007 Counter Terror Tour across the top. It has Uncle Sam holding a globe showing the CENTCOM area. It show the participating squadrons near the bottom and says 'OEF, OIF, HOA and BEYOND . . . '. Sweet lookin' patch. No velcro on this one.

This is an additional 2006 award patch for the Ike. It includes the Battle E on it. This patch does not come with velcro.

This is the 2007 Cell Block cruise patch created for the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) Med Cruise showing a man behind bars with 2 F/A-18's above him. It shows OIF, OEF, and HOA (Horn Of Africa) and says OCT 06 - May 07 Cruise. This is a Brand New Cruise Patch.

This is one of the USS Eisenhower(CVN-69) 2009 Cruise Patches created by the V4 department's ABF2 Malcolm Clinton. It show a grape soda can and says "Water Free" at the top, "IKE JP5" in the middle and Jet Fuel at the bottom. Alludes to them being called "GRAPES", so he created a "GRAPE JUICE" patch.....for me, it alluded to the taste of the drinking water on the ship!!! No matter what we drank, it had the taste of fuel!!

This is one of the cruise patches created by the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)/VFA-143/CVW-7 folks for their 2009 Cruise Patch. In support of OEF/OIF, this patch shows the various squadrons of Airwing 7 and says "COMBAT CRUISE 09" along the left side, "IN CASE OF WAR" across the top, and "BREAK GLASS" on the bottom. Working with VFA-143, we bought ALL their older cruise patches to help their "Mess". Very detailed patch, pretty neat idea of "breaking the glass". This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is one of the cruise patches created by the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)/VFA-83/CVW-7 units for their 2009 Cruise Patch. In support of OEF/OIF, this patch shows the various squadrons of Airwing 7 and is in the design of the "Budweiser" (thank God not Bud Light logo) design. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is one of the cruise patches created by USS Eisenhower (CVN-69), VFA-143 and Airwing 7 that shows all the insignias of the Airwing's squadrons and says "IKE COMBAT DEPLOYMENT 2012" across the top and "INSERT TWO MONTHS TO CONTINUE" across the bottom. Working with VFA-143, we bought ALL their older cruise patches to help their "Mess". Yet another very detailed patch, and does not come with velcro attached.

This is one of the cruise patches created by USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) for their "Back-to-Back" cruises in 2012 and 2013 for OEF. It says "IKE AIR" with the Battle 'E' on final.....

This is the "2/3 COMPLETE" cruise patch for the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) which says "Not quite a year, not all at once" across the top with all the squadrons listed around the edges.

This is one of the cruise patches created by USS Eisenhower (CVN-69), VFA-143 and Airwing 7 that shows all the insignias of the Airwing's squadrons and says "IKE-ATRAZ" across the top and "YOU'RE NEVER GETTING OFF THIS ROCK" across the bottom with all the squadrons insignia shown. Working with VFA-143, we bought ALL their older cruise patches to help their "Mess". Yet another very detailed patch, and does not come with velcro attached.

FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=2>This is one of the cruise patches created by USS Eisenhower (CVN-69), VFA-143 and Airwing 7 that says "PRIDE OF VA. BEACH" across the top and "VENGEANCE" along the bottom. There is a black/red/green shield with the VFA-143 mascot and a gold scroll with (what looks like) arabic writing. I don't have all the details of this patch. Working with VFA-143, we bought ALL their older cruise patches to help their "Mess". Yet another very detailed patch, and does not come with velcro attached.

This is the "IKE SPRING BREAK 2013" cruise patch for the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) and Airwing 7. It shows 2012 "ULT" and 2013 "OEF" on the cups and says "When One Just Isn't Enough" along the bottom.

This patch was created by CVN-69 and Airwing 7 and says "WE DEPLOY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO". This was created for their 2012-2013 13-month cruise!! OUCH!!!!

This is one of the cruise patches created by VFA-32 for their 2013-2014 cruise onboard the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) and says "DEUS ET PATRIA" across the top with "FIGHTING THREE TWO" across the bottom.

This is the patch created by CVN-69 for the F/A-18 Chevron Engine Nozzle Seal Noise Evaluation that all the contractors received for their efforts on the testing.

This just in direct from the "ZAPPERS" Coffee Mess. This is the 2016 OIR/SEAD cruise patch that says "WE TRAVELED 6,000 MILES TO GIVE YOU OUR SEAD". It shows all the squadron insignias of Airwing 3. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

Just picked these up (in a very small quantity) of the CVN-69/Airwing 3 2016 cruise. There is a LOT of "quips" listed on there (too many to type), but some damn funny lines!! Does says along the bottom "LOVE BOAT WAR CRUISE - JUNE 2016 - CARRIER AIR WING 3"....no velcro.

This is one of the 2016-2017 OIR cruise patches created by CVN-69/CVW-3 showing a black scorpion over Iraq. It has all the squadron emblems along the edge of the patch and says "STRIKING AT THE HEART OF TERROR" along the top. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is one of the 2016-2017 OIR cruise patches created by CVN-69/CVW-3 in the shape of a bomb. It shows the countries of Syrian and Iraq, and lists all the squadrons in the Airwing. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is one of the 2016-2017 OIR cruise patches created by CVN-69/CVW-3 for the Aviation Jet Fuel shop commonly referred to as the "Grapes". They do all the refueling of the aircraft on the ship. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is the 2016-2017 OIR 'GAGGLE' cruise patches created by CVN-69/CVW-3 in the shape of a HUGE (7" tall) diamond and shows all the insignias of the squadrons on the boat. It says "FREEDOM PUSHING" at the top. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is one of the cruise patches created for the VFA-32 'SWORDSMEN' while onboard the USS EISENHOWER (CVN-69) for their 2020 Deployment/Cruise. It has the 'GAGGLE' of Squadron Logos along the top, with a dumpster on fire floating in the Oceana. Plenty of beer cans floating alongside. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is one of the cruise patches created for the squadrons on the USS ENISENHOWER for their 2020-2021 "DOUBLE PUMP" deployment. It says "Killing More Than 99.99% of Sailor Morale. Leaves you feeling Unrefreshed". Along the bottom, it says "13 MONTHS, 0.0% FUN" and is in the shape of the PURELL (PURE HELL) bottle. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This patch was also created by the "Grapes" (Refuelers on the boat) and says "Pilots Are Just Pedestrians Without JP-5". This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is one of the cruise patches created by CVN-69 for their 2015 "EURO TRIP 2.0" cruise. It says "COINCIDENCE.....I THINK NOT!" and shows two of the mascots from the Airwing. This patch does not have velcro attached. I only have a few, as they were found in a "bin" at a sale.

This is the Sea Trails patch created for the F-35C Lightning II during Carrier Qualifications onboard CVN-69. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is the "WALK ON/WALK OFF" centurion patch for those (mainly the Junior Officers) that walked on the ship for deployment and walked off after returning from cruise. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is the "100-Traps" patch for the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) and says "CENTURION" along the bottom. It shows that you have trapped aboard the boat 100 times. Usually takes a "cruise" to get 100 traps. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is the "200-Traps" patch for the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) and says "DOUBLE CENTURION" along the bottom. It shows that you have trapped aboard the boat 200 times. Usually takes a "cruise and workups" to get 200 traps. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is the "300-Traps" patch for the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) and says "TRIPLE CENTURION" along the bottom. It shows that you have trapped aboard the boat 300 times. Usually takes a "couple of cruises" to get 300 traps. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is the "400-Traps" patch for the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) and says "QUADRUPLE CENTURION" along the bottom. It shows that you have trapped aboard the boat 400 times. Usually takes a "couple of cruises and workups" to get 400 traps. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is for the "SET OF FOUR" traps patches above for CVN-69 pilots. These patches do not come with velcro attached.

This is the "100-NIGHT-Traps" patch for the Ike and says "NOCTURION" along the bottom. It denotes that you have landed on the boat 100 times AT NIGHT. Usually takes a couple of cruises to get this.....

This is the "200-NIGHT-Traps" patch for the Ike and says "DOUBLE NOCTURION" along the bottom. It denotes that you have landed on the boat 200 times AT NIGHT. Usually takes a couple of cruises (or more) to get this.....

This is the "300-NIGHT-Traps" patch for the Ike and says "TRIPLE NOCTURION" along the bottom. It denotes that you have landed on the boat 300 times AT NIGHT. Usually takes a LOT of cruises (or more) to get this.....

This is the "400-NIGHT-Traps" patch for the Ike and says "QUADRUPLE NOCTURION" along the bottom. It denotes that you have landed on the boat 400 times AT NIGHT. Usually takes a CAREER AT SEA to get this.....

This is for the "SET OF FOUR" NIGHT traps patches above for CVN-69 pilots. These patches do not come with velcro attached.

This is the "blue-bordered"-version of the CVN-69 'IKE SHOOTERS' showing "IBIS" launching a jet off the catapult. This one says "IT'S A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM" (bottom) and does not come with velcro attached.

This is the "yellow/gold"-version of the CVN-69 'IKE SHOOTERS'. This one says "I LIKE EXCESS" in gold thread and does not come with velcro attached.

This is the dark blue version of the CVN-69 'IKE SHOOTERS'. This one has "crossed pistols" in gray thread and does not come with velcro attached.

This is the 2006 award patch for the Ike. It includes the Ramage Award, Battle E, and the Battenberg Cup. It also says "Not just success, but Excellence" across the bottom.

This is the "Mustang Association" patch for the Ike, which is the term used for an officer who was enlisted before they became commissioned. They are generally respected more among enlisted personnel because they started off at the bottom of the ranks and have done the job of an enlisted person. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is the "IKE AIR" patch in the shape of the Pentagon created for their Jun-Dec 2012 and Feb-July 2013 "BACK-TO-BACK" Cruises...damn, that's brutal!! This patch does not have velcro attached.