An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, flies over the flight deck during a Tiger Cruise air power demonstration aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on Sept. 26. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are returning to their homeport of San Diego after a six-month deployment. Tiger Cruise air power demonstration 60140

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