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A F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312), "Checkerboards", launches from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during night flight operations in support of OSW. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

A group of S-3 Vikings from Carrier-Based Antisubmarine Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", fly in formation over USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a training exercise. The Checkmates are part of Carrier Airwing Three currently embarked on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) for a six-month deployment. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

A F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Thirty-Seven (VFA-37), "Bulls", and a S-3 Viking from Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron Two-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", prepare for launch operations on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during night flight operations. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Marine GUNNERY Sargeant Ernesto Cano and Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Beau Baucus fill a magazine of a M61A1 20mm automatic gun system on an F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312), "Checkerboards", on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipmentman) Third Class John Mozdzien communicates with the waist supervisor as an S-3 Viking from Carrier-Based Antisubmarine Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", sits on the catapult prior to launch from the flight deck on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipmentman) Third Class John Mozdzien takes cover as an S-3 Viking from Carrier-Based Antisubmarine Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", launches from catapult four on the waist of the flight deck on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

A S-3 Viking from Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron Two-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", flies over the Arabian Gulf in support of a mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW) to enforce the southern Iraq "No Fly Zone." The squadron is currently embarked on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of OSW

A S-3 Viking from Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron Two-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", flies over the Arabian Gulf in support of a mission to enforce the southern Iraq " No Fly Zone." The squadron is currently embarked on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Four S-3 Vikings from Carrier-Based Antisubmarine Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", fly in formation over USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a training exercise. The Checkmates are part of Carrier Airwing Three currently embarked on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Beau Baucas fills a magazine on an F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312), "Checkerboards", on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) prior to launch operations. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

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Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH

Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

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A underside view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four (VX-4)

Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA adjusts his oxygen mask in preparation for a mission during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

US Navy SEAMAN Jennifer McCrossin talks on a sound-powered phone while standing watch on the navigation bridge during an underway replenishment on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Aviation Machinist's Mate AIRMAN John Siaorski cleans the window of an S-3 Viking from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22), "Checkmates", prior to evening flight operations on the flihgt deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

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MASTER SGT. Plonski, boom operator on the KC-135 from the 146th Air Refueling Squadron, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Air National Guard waits for the arrival of an F/A-18 Hornet, from the VFA-151 Fighter Attack Wing, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, to be begin aerial refueling during Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Perez of Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 84 (HSL-84) signals to the pilot of an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a tune-up of the helicopter's engines

An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, prepares to depart Germany loaded with Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) containers. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission...

A catapult and arresting gear crewman and an aviation ordnanceman crouch on the flight deck prior to the launch of an aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

US Navy (USN) Boatswain Mate Third Class (BM3) David Pendley uses a rope ladder to work on mooring lines as liberty boats make their way to and from the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) during a three day port visit to Bahrain, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

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)

Aviation Ordnance Second Class Joe Salas signals information to Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Rob "Frosty" Flake during an ordnance onload by a CH-46 Sea Knight conducted aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf

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