Flight operations aboard USS Nimitz [Image 6 of 7]

INDIAN OCEAN

10.18.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Wagner 

U.S. Navy           

Petty Officer 1st Class Curtis Fletcher directs an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117, to a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the region. Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States? commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.

• Date Taken: 10.18.2009
• Date Posted: 10.20.2009 11:50
• Photo ID: 214879
• VIRIN: 091018-N-3038W-252
• Resolution: 2848x4288
• Size: 894 KB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN