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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan, launches off the deck of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder on the wing tip. The HAWK is one of seven carrier strike groups (CSG) involved in SUMMER PULSE 2004. SUMMER PULSE 2004 is the deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSG), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat capability across the globe, in five theaters with other US, allied, and coalition military forces. SUMMER PULSE is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jonathan Chandler, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

CPT Bill Stroud prepares to taxi his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft into position for an early morning take-off during Operation Coronet Falcon, the first deployment of the F-16 aircraft overseas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET FALCON Base: Flesland Air Station Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: R More

Early morning view of a row of parked F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation Coronet Falcon, the first deployment of the F-16 aircraft overseas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET FALCON Base: Flesland Air Station Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: R More

An aerial port bow view of the tank landing ship USS SAGINAW (LST 1188)during the first deployment of Marines participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Feary Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

An aerial view of buildings along the waterfront, taken from a Marine helicopter, during the first deployment of Marines participating in a multinational peacekeeping operation

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Feary Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Colonel James M. Mead, 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit commander, is interviewed by the press at Beirut International Airport. The first deployment of Marines is arriving to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Feary Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

General Robert H. Barrow, Commandant of the Marine Corps, salutes after exiting a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter aboard the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) during the first deployment of Marines to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Dietrich Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More