Nimitz sailor cleans helicopter part

U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice Duchess C. Howlett, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, cleans a part from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) July 4, 2013, in the Persian Gulf. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Linda S. Swearingen/Released)