0910183038W-072 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2009) Cmdr. Valerie Overstreet, commanding officer of the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, inspects the propellers of an E-2C Hawkeye aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Overstreet is preparing for her 4,000th flight-hour mission. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy

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