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    Nimitz Transits Strait of Hormuz

    STRAIT OF HORMUZ

    11.09.2020

    Photo by Seaman Dalton Reidhead 

    USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   

    201109-N-FQ453-1006 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 9, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) steam behind the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a Strait of Hormuz transit. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points critical to the free flow of global commerce. With Nimitz as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 11, Destroyer Squadron 9, USS Princeton (CG 59) and Carrier Air Wing 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dalton Reidhead/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.09.2020
    Date Posted: 11.10.2020 19:02
    Photo ID: 6419760
    VIRIN: 201109-N-FQ453-1006
    Resolution: 2000x1194
    Size: 1.62 MB
    Location: STRAIT OF HORMUZ

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