PACIFIC OCEAN (April 2, 2017) Capt. Kevin Lenox, middle, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), participates in a cake cutting ceremony on the mess decks during a Women's History Month event. Nimitz is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise with it's carrier strike group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

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