Sailors take a break between launching and recovering aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) July 23, 2013, in the Arabian Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility

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Sailors take a break between launching and recovering aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) July 23, 2013, in the Arabian Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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