DIAMOND ENTERPRISE – the Type 45 Destroyer DIAMOND currently ”East of Suez” joined the American Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE to exercise with US Carrier Strike Group 12 in the Middle East.   During the exercise warfare specialists in the DIAMOND’s operations room helped to choreograph sorties of F-18 SUPER HORNETS and other aircraft, which add to the Carrier Strike Group's potency.   The DIAMOND was following in the footsteps of sistership DARING which also exercised with the USS ENTERPRISE earler this year.   The USS ENTERPRISE is now in the final months of active 50 year service life – the first major mission for the American carrier was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.