A U.S. Navy aviation boatswains mate (equipment) holds a weight board as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Gulf of Oman Aug. 21, 2013. The Nimitz was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
MC2 Jacquelyn Childs
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