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    Nimitz Transits the Strait of Hormuz [Image 10 of 19]

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    Nimitz Transits the Strait of Hormuz

    STRAIT OF HORMUZ

    11.09.2020

    Photo by Seaman Caitlin Flynn 

    USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   

    201109-N-WM182-1011 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) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 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 Seaman Class Caitlin Flynn/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.09.2020
    Date Posted: 11.10.2020 15:30
    Photo ID: 6419766
    VIRIN: 201109-N-WM182-1011
    Resolution: 3420x4744
    Size: 772.52 KB
    Location: STRAIT OF HORMUZ

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