ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 3 2017) Navy Quartermaster Seaman Recruit Keilan Carter, from Martinsville, Va., prepares to write a deck log entry in the pilot house aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Oct. 3, 2017, in the Arabian Gulf. Nimitz is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in this 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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