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The Military Sealift Command (MSC), combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS 9) comes along side the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) for an underway replenishment of equipment and stores. U.S. forces continue their watch in the Persian Gulf region, while enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 25 November 1997

A Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS TIPPECANOE (T-AO 199) conducts a replenishment at sea with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). NIMITZ and her embarked air wing are currently deployed in support of UN sanctions, to enforce the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Persian Gulf, 7 November 1997. U.S. Navy PHOTO by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Christopher Mobley (Released) Digital Scan From Film

US Navy Crewmen aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) watch as the the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and a Ticonderoga class guided missile crusier (AEGIS) of the Battle Group pulls along side. NIMITZ and GEORGE WSHINGTON are currently operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, 6 January 1998

The fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO-190) delivers fuel to the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during an underway replenishment. The INDEPENDENCE is participating in OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) taxis into the de-arming area of the flight deck after a successful mission. The USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and her embarked air wing are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Southern Watch enforcing the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) (right) and the Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9) break away following a scheduled underway replenishment in the Persian Gulf. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

A United states Marine Corps, F/A-18C "Hornet" from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two Five One (VMFA-251) clears the flight deck during sustained flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and VMFA-251 are in the region to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Operation Southern Watch, 22 February 1998

US Air Force AIRMAN Mirna Gonzales updates a flight deck status board while coordinating placement of aircraft during fueling operations on the flight deck aboard the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Navy Sailors prepare to rescue simulated casualties during a mass-casualty drill onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), while underway in the Persian Gulf. The ship is in the Gulf as part of an Southwest Asia build-up of forces in reaction to Iraq's refusal of U.N. sponsored weapons inspections

A Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS TIPPECANOE (TAO 199) conducts a replenishment at sea with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked air wing are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq to enforce the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq under Operation Southern Watch

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Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH

Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher Mobley

Release Status: Released to Public

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Crewmen on the bow of the French destroyer GEORGES LEYGUES (D-640) standby to adjust mooring lines as the ship is moored in port during Operation Southern Watch. The stern of the British frigate HMS CHATHAM (F-87) is on the left

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