030303-N-8590B-007 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Mar. 3, 2003) -- Family and friends bid farewell to Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) before the ship pulls away from its berth. Nimitz is beginning a regularly scheduled deployment heading to the Arabian Gulf to conduct combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew J. Betting. (RELEASED) US Navy 030303-N-8590B-007 Nimitz ships out

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