Keywords: USS Nimitz conducts flight operations. (30494586784).jpg PACIFIC OCEAN Nov 28 2016 Petty Officer 2nd Class Mickey Waldron assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 stands near the safe shot line as an F/A-18C Hornet from the Death Rattlers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 323 launches from the ship's flight deck Nimitz is currently underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem TSTA/FEP which evaluates the crew on their performance during training drills and real-world scenarios Once Nimitz completes TSTA/FEP they will begin Board of Inspection and Survey INSURV and Composite Training Unit Exercise COMPTUEX in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment U S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Siobhana R McEwen/Released 161128-N-MX772-024 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //pinterest com pinterest com https //plus google com plus google com https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/30494586784/ USS Nimitz conducts flight operations 2016-11-28 12 18 https //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America PO2 Siobhana R McEwen/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/30494586784 2016-11-29 19 11 32 cc-by-2 0 161128-N-MX772-024 Navy F/A-18C Hornet in flight Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 Photographs taken on 2016-11-28 Taken with Nikon D810 USS Nimitz CVN-68 flight deck |