Keywords: US Navy 030501-N-1577S-002 Capt. Robert Gilman and Capt. William Cone, Commanding and Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prepare food for the crew during a steel beach picnic.jpg en The Arabian Gulf May 1 2003 -- Capt Robert Gilman and Capt William Cone Commanding and Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 prepare food for the crew during a steel beach picnic held on the flight deck Steel beach picnics give Sailors a day to relax and have fun after being out to sea for extended periods of time The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing Eleven CVW-11 are deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people eliminate Iraq s weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Timothy F Sosa RELEASED 2003-05-01 030501-N-1577S-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 7269 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Timothy F Sosa PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68 Steel Beach Picnics |