Capt. Joseph “Foo” Furco, commanding officer of Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), and Capt. Joshua “Rusty” Ales, commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing 17, prepare to disembark from a F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, after making the final operational arrested landing of Nimitz’ highly successful Southern Seas 2026 deployment, June 14, 2026. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations as part of a scheduled homeport shift to Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter K. McHaddad)
| Date Taken: | 06.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2026 19:13 |
| Photo ID: | 9750481 |
| VIRIN: | 260614-N-AM483-2426 |
| Resolution: | 4759x3173 |
| Size: | 4.73 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 34 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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