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With the jet blast deflector raised behind it, an A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) gets a final check prior to launch from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AGM-62 Walleye I television-guided glide bomb

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An A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) banks away from its wing man to begin a practice bombing run. The aircraft are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A view of two Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft en route to their targets during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are carrying Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs on their outboard wing pylons and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on their fuselage pylons. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

Three Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft pass over the desert while returning to the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in the Red Sea after a strike on Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. Each aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile; the aircraft in the foreground is also carrying an AGM-88 HARM high-speed anti-radiation missile on its outboard wing pylon

A-7E Corsair aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72), foreground, and Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) prepare for a night launch from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) at the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. The VA-72 aircraft is carrying an AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation missile

Laser-guided bombs line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in preparation for air strikes against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. The A-6E Intruder aircraft in the background is armed with laser-guided bombs

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A view of part of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as seen through the head-up display of an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft waiting to be launched on a strike mission during Operation Desert Storm. The VA-72 and Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) Corsair aircraft lined up on the flight deck are all armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs

With the jet blast deflector raised behind it, an A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) ready for launch from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AGM-62 Walleye I television-guided glide bomb

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Red Sea

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 William A. Lipski

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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15/01/1991
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A member of the 355th Aircraft Generation Squadron inspects avionics equipment on a A-7 Corsair II aircraft participating in exercise J-Catch, a joint rotary wing and fixed wing tactics development and capability evaluation

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance

A-7B Corsair II aircraft in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). The aircraft are assigned to Light Attack Squadrons 203, 204, and 205 (VA-203, 204, 205)

Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) A-7E Corsair II aircraft fly near the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as they prepare for refueling over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair on the right is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its right fuselage pylon

Wearing an MCU-2P protective mask as part of a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) warfare drill, LT. Thomas Stubblefield signals to the deck edge operator during the launch of an A-7E Corsair aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is operating in support of Operation Desert Shield

Flight deck crew members stand by as an Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95) KA-6D Intruder aircraft is readied for launch from the No. 2 catapult on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Two Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) EA-6B Prowler aircraft are standing by for launch

A plane director stands behind an Attack Squadron 37 (VA-37) A-7E Corsair II aircraft as he signals to another aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88

An air-to-air right side view of two A-6E Intruder aircraft from Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34)

A US Navy (USN) C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) lands on the flight deck of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). The carrier on board delivery (COD) aircraft brings valuable mail, parts, supplies, and personnel to the carrier at sea. The Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are conducting missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Flight deck personnel work to remove an A-7E Corsair II aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) after an emergency barricade landing. The pilot had detected a problem with the nose gear while returning from a mission over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft lines up to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during flight operations aboard the vessel

A rear view of the No. 2 forward catapult on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) with its Mark 7 blast deflector in the raised position. The EISENHOWER is conducting carrier qualifications off the Virginia Capes

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