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    E-2C Hawkeye Participates in Flight Ops [Image 4 of 5]

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    A military airborne early warning aircraft is photographed head-on in flight at high altitude over what appears to be ocean or large body of water. The aircraft features a distinctive large circular radar rotodome mounted above the fuselage on a pylon structure, characteristic of an E-2 Hawkeye. The image is taken from a forward-facing perspective, likely from another aircraft, showing both turboprop engines with multi-blade propellers in motion.

    201128-N-VW723-1021 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 28, 2020) An E-2C Hawkeye, from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), patrols the skies above the Arabian Sea. 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 3rd Class Keenan Daniels/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.28.2020
    Date Posted: 12.01.2020 14:32
    Photo ID: 6437613
    VIRIN: 201128-N-VW723-1021
    Resolution: 5076x2439
    Size: 2.68 MB
    Location: ARABIAN SEA

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