210112-N-DQ752-1181 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 12, 2021) An E-2C Hawkeye, from the “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, performs a flyby past the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a change of command ceremony. Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

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