Aviation Ordnancemen Install Combat Chaff And Flare Bucket On Cougars VAQ 139 F/A-18G Growler On Flight Deck Aboard Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 [Image 6 of 58]

ARABIAN SEA

08.11.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt 

USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   

200811-N-NH257-1018 ARABIAN SEA (August 11, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Juan Izaguirre, from Dalton, Ga., and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Johnny Quintana Jr., from Phoenix, install a combat chaff and flare bucket on an E/A-18G Growler, from the "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.11.2020
• Date Posted: 08.24.2020 04:34
• Photo ID: 6316730
• VIRIN: 200811-N-NH257-1018
• Resolution: 5472x3909
• Size: 2.29 MB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA