Nimitz Supports Operation Inherent Resolve U.S. sailors stand a crash-and-salvage watch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf, Sept. 4, 2017. Nimitz is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Navy photo by Seaman Kennishah J. Maddux SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.57 MB) Tags: NMCS, DVIDS Bulk Import, USS Nimitz , CVN 68, Aircraft carrier, Arabian gulf, Operation Inherent Resolve, US Navy, deployment Photo By: Seaman Kennishah J. Maddux VIRIN: 170904-N-UD618-176.JPG Photo Gallery