070810-N-3349L-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2007) - An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, waits to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the 7th Fleet participating in Valiant Shield 2007 (VS07). VS07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft, and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Navy photo by
070810-N-3349L-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2007) - An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, waits to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the 7th Fleet participating in Valiant Shield 2007 (VS07). VS07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft, and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel P. Lapierre (RELEASED) US Navy 070810-N-3349L-030 An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, waits to launch of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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