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Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), a (brown shirt) Plane Captain inspects a pair of USN S-3B Viking aircraft assigned to the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron 22 (VS-22), as they sit spotted on deck, following a far-reaching sandstorm blew over the Persian Gulf and left TRUMAN covered with a fine layer of sand from bow to stern. The TRUMAN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Kristopher Wilson, USN Release Status: Released More

A US Navy (USN) S-3 Viking aircraft assigned to the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron 22 (VS-22), extends its refueling drogue to refuel another aircraft, during routine flight operations over the Caribbean Sea. The aircraft are stationed aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCGS) is currently participating in the Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of US Naval Forces combined with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher Stephens, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Sailors "man the rails" aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) as she passes the Battleship MISSOURI (BB 63) Memorial on her arrival at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the foreground is an F/A-18 Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115), Eagles, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), and S-3B Vikings, Sea Control Squadron 35 (VS-35), Blue Wolves, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), CA. The STENNIS and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are taking part in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest interional maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Sailors "man the rails" aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) as she passes th More

A US Navy (USN) catapult crew guide a USN S-3A Viking, Sea Control Squadron 29 (VS-29), Dragonfires, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), into position for a catapult launch on the deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Protz, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A US Navy (USN) S-3B Viking, Sea Control Squadron 37 (VS-37), Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), with gear down, flaps down and tail hook down, as it comes in for a landing on an aircraft carrier at sea

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS Keith M. Sibick, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial view of a US Navy (USN) S-3 Viking aircraft, from the Sea Control Squadron 37 (VS-37), Sawbucks, based at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, California (CA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two S-3B Vikings from the Sea Control Squadron 38 (VS-38), Red Griffins, in vertical echelon. The forward aircraft is carrying a Douglas D-704 Buddy-Buddy (aka buddy store) refueling tank with extendable snorkel on the left wing and an Aero ID 300 (300 gallon) fuel tank on the right wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files