5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 19, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Neil Hopkins, from Albany, Ore., fabricates an arresting gear cover aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kole E. Carpenter/Released) 130818-N-JC752-612 Join the conversation

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5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 19, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Neil Hopkins, from Albany, Ore., fabricates an arresting gear cover aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kole E. Carpenter/Released) 130818-N-JC752-612 Join the conversation Sailor fabricates an arresting gear cover at sea. (9554193131)

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