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    Nimitz conducts flight operations [Image 8 of 14]

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    A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft (bureau number 601) is preparing for or initiating a catapult launch from an aircraft carrier flight deck. Steam is visible rising from the catapult track beneath the aircraft, indicating the launch sequence is underway. Flight deck crew in colored jerseys are visible on the left side, and a jet blast deflector is raised in the background.

    ARABIAN SEA

    01.17.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles DeParlier 

    USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   

    210117-N-JX182-1061 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 17, 2021) An E-2C Hawkeye, from the “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, launches off 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 3rd Class Charles DeParlier/Released)

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    Date Taken: 01.17.2021
    Date Posted: 01.18.2021 17:29
    Photo ID: 6485175
    VIRIN: 210117-N-JX182-1061
    Resolution: 5370x2572
    Size: 1.07 MB
    Location: ARABIAN SEA
    Web Views: 65
    Downloads: 21

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