NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. – (Oct. 5, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class William Elliot, a native of Riverside, Calif., uses a laser range finder while standing security watch on the flight deck as USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to conduct sea trials as part of the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Once Nimitz completes sea trials, the ship will begin a training and qualification cycle in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel Bacon/Released) 161005-N-DA275-100 by USS NIMITZ (C

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NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. – (Oct. 5, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class William Elliot, a native of Riverside, Calif., uses a laser range finder while standing security watch on the flight deck as USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to conduct sea trials as part of the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Once Nimitz completes sea trials, the ship will begin a training and qualification cycle in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel Bacon/Released) 161005-N-DA275-100 by USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

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