030605-N-0413R-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jun. 5, 2003) -- Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Robert Rydwin from Bayonne, , gathers chains from aircraft being parked throughout the hangar bay aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Shannon Renfroe. (RELEASED) US Navy 030605

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030605-N-0413R-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jun. 5, 2003) -- Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Robert Rydwin from Bayonne, , gathers chains from aircraft being parked throughout the hangar bay aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Shannon Renfroe. (RELEASED) US Navy 030605-N-0413R-002 Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Robert Rydwin from Bayonne, , gathers chains from aircraft being parked throughout the hangar bay aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

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