031003-N-6536T-004 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 3, 2003) -- Lt. Paul Flores, from Tampa Bay, Fla., assigned to the ÒBangersÓ of Early Warning Squadron One One Seven (VAW-117), pilots an E-2 Hawkeye during flight operations around USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed to the Western Pacific. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASED) US Navy 031003-N-6536T-004 Lt. Paul Flores pilots an E-2 Hawkeye

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