U.S. Sailors participate in a countermeasure washdown on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean Dec. 14, 2913. The Nimitz transited the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility after spending eight months deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet, the U.S. 6th Fleet and the U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.