GULF (July 29, 2017) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Nayelly Plascencia, from Long Beach, Calif., welds an angle iron in the machine shop of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in the region, the ship and strike group are conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce.

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