Yes, that was 108 days straight at sea...but even with the visit to Naples, she was still deployed and so would be considered to be on operational duty.
I was talking about her time on rotaion, not deployed, in port, docked for training, maintenance, etc. vs. her time deployed. At least those are the numbers I am talking about.
So, if the Nimitz is deployed to the Indian Ocean or Med for six months, I count her time from when she leaves home to when she gets back...even though during those six months it is likely she will make 3-4 port calls in her AO.
