A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft attached to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Gulf of Oman July 31, 2013. 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.
MCSN Derek A. Harkins
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