Keywords: US Navy 051204-N-2838C-005 Air Department and squadron personnel perform a foreign object damage (FOD) walkdown on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg en Persian Gulf Dec 4 2005 Air Department and squadron personnel perform a foreign object damage FOD walkdown on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 The task is performed each day and night before flight operations to ensure the flight deck is clear of all foreign objects which could be ingested by jet aircraft damaging expensive equipment or place flight deck personnel in danger Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight CVW-8 are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael D Cole RELEASED 2005-12-04 051204-N-2838C-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30463 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael D Cole PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 Foreign Object Damage walk downs |