NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. – (Oct. 5, 2016) Seaman Kassandra Verhaag, of Springdale, Wash., stands watch with a .50-caliber machine gun as USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to conduct sea trials as part of the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Once Nimitz completes sea trials, the ship will begin a training and qualification cycle in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Siobhana R. Mcewen /Released) 161005-N-MX772-387 by USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

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