NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (March 4, 2021) Machinist�s Mate 3rd Class Christina Gomez-Duarte, from San Antonio, Texas, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), greets her child following her return from deployment. Nimitz, part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned to the Pacific Northwest after more than 11 months following a deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet, which included freedom of navigation operations and participation in Operations Freedom's Sentinel, Inherent Resolve and Octave Quartz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Christoph)