Navy Airman Apprentice Michael Thomas searches for gear adrift or trash left behind in a catapult void aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on June 29, 2004. The Nimitz is currently undergoing a Planned Increment Availability maintenance cycle at her homeport at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. Thomas is an aviation boatswain's mate from Columbus, Ohio.

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