An Aviation Ordnanceman assembles a MK 122/BLU 117 bomb prior to an air power demonstration over the Gulf of America launched from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 7, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are the pinnacle of mobile naval air power projection and forward operational presence. No other weapons system possesses the responsiveness, endurance, multi-dimensional might, inherent battlespace awareness, and command and control capabilities of a carrier strike group and its embarked air wing. (U.S. Navy photo / Released) (Image has been blurred for security purposes)
| Date Taken: | 06.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2026 18:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9744457 |
| VIRIN: | 260607-N-AM483-1146 |
| Resolution: | 2284x3197 |
| Size: | 1.48 MB |
| Location: | U.S. 4TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
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