090929-N-3038W-067 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2009) An E2-C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 performs a fly-by of the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner ) US Navy 090929-N-3038W-067 An E2-C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 performs a fly-by

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