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    Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations [Image 11 of 12]

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    A carrier-based jet fighter, consistent with an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet, is captured in the moment of landing or launching on an aircraft carrier flight deck over open ocean. The aircraft's landing gear is fully extended and it appears to be at very low altitude just above the deck surface. The image is taken during low-light conditions, likely at dusk or dawn, with calm ocean water visible in the background.

    ARABIAN SEA

    11.13.2020

    Photo by Seaman Caitlin Flynn 

    USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   

    201113-N-WM182-1099 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2020) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caitlin Flynn/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.13.2020
    Date Posted: 11.13.2020 21:06
    Photo ID: 6423541
    VIRIN: 201113-N-WM182-1099
    Resolution: 3721x2498
    Size: 1.57 MB
    Location: ARABIAN SEA
    Web Views: 44
    Downloads: 51

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