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A petty officer kicks the launch shuttle aft to a waiting catapult crewman as a Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is prepared for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A catapult officer gives the signal to launch a Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Aviation ordnancemen carry an AGM-88A HARM missile over to an aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A catapult officer gives the signal to launch a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 (VAQ-139) EA-6B Prowler aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

The pilot and radar intercept officer make a final preflight check in the cockpit of their Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Aviation ordnancemen from Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) arm one of their squadron's F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). In the foreground is a box of stabilizing fins for the AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the weapons skid directly behind the box. An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is on the skid at left. The EISENHOWER is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Aviation ordnancemen from Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) stand by to arm one of their squadron's F-14A Tomcat aircraft with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). A box of stabilizing fins for the Sparrow missiles is in the foreground. The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A flight deck crewman makes final pre-launch checks on a Naval Air Reserve Fighter Squadron 301 (VF-301) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64)

Aviation ordnancemen conduct a final pre-launch check on the ordnance mounted on a Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) F-14A Tomcat aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM

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Scene Camera Operator: JO2(Sw) Joe Bartlett

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Aviation ordnancemen load Mark 82 500-pound retarded delivery bombs onto the wing pylon of an A-6E Intruder aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in CHIEF, US Pacific Fleet, sits on the bridge of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser FRUNZE. Larson is in the Soviet Union with two US Navy ships, the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57), for a four-day goodwill visit

AMN Justin Horn (left) signals LT Ron Gorman (center) and LT. Jim Bates during flight checks of an F-14 Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). Independence is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

Crewmen in a small boat come alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. A U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

An A-6E Intruder aircraft of the Naval Air Test Center is readied for takeoff from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62)

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Crewmen work on the tail rotor of a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-3H Sea King Helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

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