NORFOLK, Va. — More than 6,000 sailors and Marines have left Norfolk for a six-month tour at sea.The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left Norfolk Naval Station Saturday morning.With temperatures hovering just above 30 degrees, most said their goodbyes at home or somewhere warm. Still, about 75 loved ones and friends gathered to wave and cheer as the carrier left.The Eisenhower was to be followed by the Carrier Air Wing Seven and the Norfolk-based destroyer McFaul.The strike group also includes the cruiser Hue City and destroyers Carney and Farragut from Mayport, Fla.The strike group is headed to the Middle East for anti-piracy efforts and to support the war in Iraq.The sailors have been home five months since their last six-month deployment.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG deploys

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