170724-N-NI812-165 ARABIAN GULF (July 24, 2017) Sailors secure a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Arabian Gulf. Nimitz is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead/Released)