ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 18, 2017) Navy Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Joshua Laboy, from Redondo Beach, Calif., draws his 9 mm pistol during a small-arms qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Sept. 18, 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Speci

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ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 18, 2017) Navy Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Joshua Laboy, from Redondo Beach, Calif., draws his 9 mm pistol during a small-arms qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Sept. 18, 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead)

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