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Caption:
EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2008) -- Capt. Michael Manazir, commanding
officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68),
performs a high speed fly-by in an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the
ÒTophattersÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, before
making his career 1,000th trap. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is
deployed with the U.S. 7th Fleet operating in the western Pacific and
Indian oceans. The 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed
fleets with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and
Marines assigned at any given time. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman John Wagner (Released)
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