On February 21, 2009 VFA-143 and CVW-7 embarked aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for a deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.
On February 21, 2009, VFA-143 and CVW-7 embarked on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for a mission involving support of Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.