PERSIAN GULF (November 2, 2020) – An E-2C Hawkeyerests (note the chains securing the aircraft) on the flight deck of United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USSNimitz (CVN 68)….
….looking almost “happy” as a new day dawns….
An E-2C Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft approaches a landing on USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
….and the massive warship and her cruiser/destroyer escorts continue their deployment to this troubled region of the world.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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>>Top photo: Mass Communication Specialist3rd Class Elliot Schaudt, USN