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An assistant catapult/arresting gear officer signals to the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prior to its launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Flight deck crew members conduct preflight checks on a Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as the vessel is underway in support of Operation Desert Shield

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is readied for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as an SH-2F light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter prepares to land on the vessel during Operation Desert Shield

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft stands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

An F/A-18C Hornet strike-fighter aircraft lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield.

Flight deck crew members watch as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft stands by for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield

F/A -18C Hornet aircraft line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as the ship is underway during Operation Desert Shield

A flight deck crew member signals as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft is readied for launch from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A landing signal officer guards his hearing as he and his companions watch an F/A-18A Hornet as he and his companions watch an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft come in for a landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). The vessel is operating in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Red Sea

Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey

Release Status: Released to Public

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officer guards officer guards companions hornet aircraft hornet aircraft flight deck carrier uss saratoga aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv vessel uss saratoga operation desert shield military operations fa 18 a hornet aircraft carrier high resolution a 18 a hornet aircraft a 18 a hornet desert shield cw 02 ed bailey us navy ships us navy red sea aircraft carrier deck jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft military aircraft us national archives
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28/11/1990
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label_outline Explore A 18 A Hornet, Companions, Cw 02 Ed Bailey

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Landing signal officers aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) guide aircraft on approach for landing

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officer guards officer guards companions hornet aircraft hornet aircraft flight deck carrier uss saratoga aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv vessel uss saratoga operation desert shield military operations fa 18 a hornet aircraft carrier high resolution a 18 a hornet aircraft a 18 a hornet desert shield cw 02 ed bailey us navy ships us navy red sea aircraft carrier deck jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft military aircraft us national archives