200828-N-NH257-2023 ARABIAN SEA (August 28, 2020) Aviation
Summary
200828-N-NH257-2023 ARABIAN SEA (August 28, 2020) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Natalie Briggs, from Payatte, Ind., performs corrosion prevention maintenance on 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)