Lt. Matthew Sklerov watches from the pilothouse as an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, performs a touch-and-go aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations conducting maritime operations and supporting troops participating in the Global War on Terrorism.