200814-N-NH257-1043 ARABIAN SEA (August 14, 2020) Aviation
Summary
200814-N-NH257-1043 ARABIAN SEA (August 14, 2020) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Nicole Hall, from Oakland, Calif., reviews an installation publication for a brush block assembly of an E-2C Hawkeye, from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/Released)