Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2003 — USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) personnel participate
in a flag unfurling rehearsal on the ship’s flight deck during Tiger Cruise with the help of fellow tigers. The Nimitz Carrier
 Strike Group and embarked CVW-11 were en route to San Diego, Calif., following an eight-month deployment to the
Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson (# 031103-N-6536T-006).