USS IKE NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER RETURNS FOR SEA TRIAL SERVICE AFTER 2 YEARS IN DRY DOCK FOR UPGRADES READY FOR THE FIGHT AHEAD TO PROJECT THE USA NATIONAL BEST INTERESTS

This is how one of the U.S. Navy's biggest war machines celebrated its first time on the seas after almost two years cooped up in a naval yard.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an enormous, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, blasted out to sea off the coast of Virginia and put its tuned-up systems to the test.

Footage of the voyage - its first since fall 2013 - was recorded in late August and shows the vessel's huge engines pushing it through high-speed turns at some 35mph.

The Eisenhower - known as Ike - is due to continue its so-called 'sea trials' for several months, before being deployed on a regular operation next summer.

Captain Steve Koehler, the Eisenhowe's commanding officer since, said: 'We're back and we're more than ready to begin putting this great warship through its paces.

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