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UNITED STATES

12.09.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ignacio Perez      

Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Fernando Marquez, from El Paso, Texas, assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN 68) stops for a portrait while performing a daily maintenance check on a tow tractor aboard USS Nimitz Dec. 09, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is returning from a regularly scheduled deployment from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and Arabian Gulf which supported Operation Inherent Resolve and numerous multi-national exercises promoting peace and security.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ignacio D. Perez (Released). This image is part of a photo story 5 of 9.

“Communication with my girlfriend and my family was hard, I would have to hope I would have time to wait for a computer to use and then hope that there was enough internet access for me actually talk to them,” said Fernando.

• Date Taken: 12.09.2017
• Date Posted: 12.20.2017 13:26
• Photo ID: 4042459
• VIRIN: 171209-N-TC437-0186
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 2.15 MB
• Location: US