Nimitz providing operational and close-air support by Somali coast as US troops are relocated
December 28, 2020 The aircraft carrier Nimitz (CVN 68) steams ahead of the guided-missile cruiser Princeton (CG 59) while participating in Malabar 2020 in the north Arabian Sea on Nov. 17. (MC3 Elliot Schaudt/Navy) The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its carrier strike group are providing operational and close-air support off the coast of Somalia as part of Joint Task Force-Quartz and Operation Octave Quartz as U.S. troops are relocated from Somalia to other areas of Africa. Embarked on the N...
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