Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth J. Knapp, an aviation machinist's mate from Westfield, N. Y., assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, cleans the engine bay of an F/A-18C Hornet prior to engine reinstallation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is conducting blue water operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility.