Posted: 01/01/2010
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 10, 2010) Sailors assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 prepare for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Mitchell)