Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Wayne Menendez performs corrosion prevention maintenance on an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the flight deck of the the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

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