SAN DIEGO (Feb. 7, 2017) Hull Technician Fireman Richard Ide, a native of Park Hills, Mo., welds steel together on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently preparing for the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) leading up to a 2017 deployment.

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