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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

Carrier Air Wing One crewmembers tape up an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of USS GEORGE WASSHINGTON (CVN 73), during final preparations to transit the Suez Canal. George Washington is headed to the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under Operation Southern Watch

An F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Four (VMFA-314), attached to the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), conducts refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 tanker. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed 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

A US Navy F-14B Tomcat, Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON and VF-102 are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 25 February 1998

An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), launches from the deck of the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) during sustained flight operations in the Persian Gulf. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-ly zone under operation Southern Watch

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

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) launches from the flight deck. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch

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

Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) gather in the skies over the Persian Gulf to refuel from an U.S. Air Force KC-10 tanker. These forward deployed aircraft are performing missions to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation Southern Watch. CVW9 and CVW1 are assigned to the aircraft carriers USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) respectively

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Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH

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Scene Camera Operator: CPT Kevin Wolfe

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An Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-141B Starlifter aircraft (as seen from the KC-10) during the return flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to Christchurch, New Zealand. The C-141 has just completed an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze

A detailed view of the weapons load of an F-16C Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spandahlem AB Germany as it takes on fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) from RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom on 31 Mar 99. While patroling the skies over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force, it is armed with AIM-120C missiles on the two outboard stations for self protection and Highspeed Anti Radiation Missiles on the inboard station to suppress anti-aircraft radar sites

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 prepare for a training exercise aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A US Navy (USN) Sailor looks on as an F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft assigned to the "Fighting Vigilantes" Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA 151) makes a turn on the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW 2) are currently underway to the Western Pacific for a scheduled six-month deployment

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pulls away from a KC-10 Extender aircraft after an aerial refueling mission over the skies of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 18, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)

A right rear view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) of Carrier Wing (CVW-3) parked on the flight line. Behind the F/A-18C is an T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft of Training Squadron 23 (VT-23)

An aerial view of the aircraft carriers USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), left, and USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), right, tied up at the same dock in preparation for the change of charge during the exercise RIMPAC '98

A US Navy (USN) (green shirt) Catapult Operator gives the thumbs up signal as a F-14D Tomcat aircraft assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations in the Mediterranean Sea

US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Tara "Judy" Golden monitors a surveillance system inside an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One two Six (VAW-126) while patrolling the skies of the Persian Gulf on the last day of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Seahawks are embarked on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75)

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 run across the flight deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) after descending a rope from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A-10s from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada fly in formation over the skies above the ranges north of Nellis after flying a training mission during the extensive course

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