031013-N-2143T-004 Western Pacific Ocean (Oct. 13, 2003) -- Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Adam Berdard from San Diego, Calif., assigned to the ÒWallbangersÓ of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Seven (VAW-117) performs start-up checks on an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are on deployment to the Western Pacific. Navy photo by Airman Maebel Tinoko. (RELEASED) US Navy 031013-N-2143T-004 Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Adam Berdard performs start-u

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031013-N-2143T-004 Western Pacific Ocean (Oct. 13, 2003) -- Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Adam Berdard from San Diego, Calif., assigned to the ÒWallbangersÓ of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Seven (VAW-117) performs start-up checks on an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are on deployment to the Western Pacific. Navy photo by Airman Maebel Tinoko. (RELEASED) US Navy 031013-N-2143T-004 Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Adam Berdard performs start-up checks

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