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Video by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Tabios
Nimitz personnel perform flight operations in support of Operation Octave Quartz
Joint Task Force-Quartz
Dec. 30, 2020 | 2:53
INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 30, 2020) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) personnel conduct various flight operations to include take-offs and landing with multiple aircraft to provide close-air support for Operation Octave Quartz (OOQ) under the direction of Joint Task Force-Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces.
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