The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, December 15, 1994            TAG: 9412150393
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A22  EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                         LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

CARRIER EISENHOWER HEADING TO ADRIATIC, THEN ON TO FRANCE

The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its battle group are expected to arrive in the Adriatic Sea today for several days of operations before a holiday port call in France, a Navy spokesman said.

The Norfolk-based flattop moved through the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean Sea earlier this week. The ship had been operating in the Persian Gulf since shortly after its deployment last month. by CNB