A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Aug. 1, 2013, while underway in the Gulf of Oman. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
MCSA Aiyana Paschal
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