221220-N-DU622-1135 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2022) An E-2C Hawkeye from the “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 prepares to taxi onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart)
| Date Taken: | 12.20.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.21.2022 07:35 |
| Photo ID: | 7566893 |
| VIRIN: | 221220-N-DU622-1135 |
| Resolution: | 4444x3050 |
| Size: | 5.99 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 72 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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