230628-N-ZQ263-2037 SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2023) A Navy Sailor assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 greets his family after the traditional first kiss after returning from deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz arrives in San Diego concluding a seven-month deployment to 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO). Nimitz’s presence in 3rd and 7th Fleet AOs reinforced the United States’ commitment to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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