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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2007) -- An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the
"Wallbangers" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, waits to
launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS
Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked
Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet
participating in Valiant Shield 2007 (VS07). VS07, the largest joint
exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft,
and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marines, Air Force
and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd
Class Daniel P. Lapierre (RELEASED)
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