Das Boat, Bird Farm, Mom, aka 90,000 tons of diplomacy: the Nimitz Class carriers

[HeyJoe]

100709-N-6003P-111 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 9, 2010) USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) underway concluding joint air defense interoperability exercises with with USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and French Navy Frigate Jean Bart (D615). Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation efforts.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)

 

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100626-N-0901C-298 ARABIAN SEA (June 26, 2010) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) gather at the bow of the ship for a foreign object debris walk-down. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shonna Cunningham/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100628-N-6999T-001 PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shawn D. Torgerson/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100614-N-6003P-176 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 14, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) cruises through the Mediterranean Sea. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)

 

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100607-N-6003P-052 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 7, 2010) The French navy anti-air frigate Cassard (D 614), and the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91), cruise in formation alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) for a photo exercise in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of French naval aviation. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

011113-N-5067K-001 San Diego, CA (Nov. 13, 2001) -- Sailors display a 3,000 sq. ft. flag on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the carrier approaches the pier at Naval Air Station North Island and completes a homeport change after a complex nuclear reactor overhaul performed at Newport News, Virginia. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael D. Kennedy. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

011103-N-3642E-008 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Nov. 3, 2001) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes by the Arizona Memorial as Sailors spell out "FREEDOM" and man the rails of the ship as the ship pulls into Pearl Harbor for a liberty visit. The stop is the first port call for Nimitz following a transit around South America while on the way to the her homeport of San Diego, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Shawn Patrick Eklund. (RELEASED)

 

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971012-N-0000M-003 ABOARD USS NIMITZ (Oct. 12, 1997) -- Demonstrating the inherent mobility and flexibility of the forward deployed Navy aircraft carrier battle group, the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is now operating in the Persian Gulf region. USS Nimitz will remain on station in the gulf to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the “No-Fly” zone during operation “Southern-Watch“. The carrier battle group was directed to the Gulf early by the Secretary of Defense, after Iraqi planes breached the zone several times in the last week. Nimitz joins other naval forces already operating in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Matthew J. MaGee. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

010730-N-6234S-004 The Pacific Ocean (Jul. 30, 2001) --The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf regions. U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Daniel Smith. (RELEASED)

 

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020116-N-9312L-052 Operation Enduring Freedom (Jan. 16, 2002) – A high altitude view of the Nimitz Class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while at sea she is currently conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft carrier deployed two months prior to its normal scheduled deployment rotation, to help combat the war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tina Lamb (RELEASED)

 

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070406-N-5961C-008 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 6, 2007) - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) works with Military Sealift Command (MSC) ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) as the aircraft carrier unloads all of her weapons signaling the beginning of the end of the carriers surge deployment. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in support of operations in the South China Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call (RELEASED)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100506-N-8421M-124 SAN DIEGO (May 6, 2010) The aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) are pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mercil/Released)

 

[BACONATOR]

Aww... where's the G-dub?

 

[HeyJoe]

Aww... where's the G-dub?

Must we always do your homework?

100703-N-6720T-047 YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 3, 2010) Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) spell out George Washington on the flight deck while arriving in port to commemorate the ships 18 years of Naval service. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is in Yokosuka, Japan, to celebrate the 4th of July during its 2010 Summer Patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas/Released)

 

[BACONATOR]

Must we always do your homework?

Indeed, sir. Thanks.