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Members of the ship's helicopter crash crew gather for a group photograph on the flight deck of the French destroyer FS Jean de Vienne (D-463). The Jean de Vienne is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

Members of the ship's helicopter crash crew gather for a group photogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A member of a group of visiting French commandoes prepares to fire an optical sight-equipped 5.56mm M-16A1 rifle off the stern of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during a weapons familiarization exercise being conducted by members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A member of a group of visiting French commandoes prepares to fire an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Usnr-R Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) search through bags of flour in the cargo hold during an inspection aboard the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, converses with crew members aboard the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force. Bauer is recording information regarding the role of the PRATT and its crew in enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, converses with crew members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine guns, the members of a boarding team from Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 run onto the bridge of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine guns, the members of a boarding team...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) watch as members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 conduct a demonstration during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A member of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 checks his communication gear in preparation for a training mission aboard the fleet oiler USNS J0SHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A member of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 checks his communication gear i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Usnr-R Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Various coalition ships are moored at Mina Salman while stationed in the region to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation Southern Watch. The vessels include, from front, foreground: the Russian guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL VINOGRADOV and the miscellaneous command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). In the background are the British frigate HMS CHATHAM (F-87), the French destroyer GEORGES LEYGUES (D-640) and the destroyer USS KINKAID (DD-965)

Various coalition ships are moored at Mina Salman while stationed in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN(Ac) April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Journalist 1ST Class Sharie Derrickson speaks with a Russian officer from the guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL VINOGRADOV. The two are attending a party hosted by the USS KINKAID (DD-965) for members of the various navies taking part in coalition efforts to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation Southern Watch

Journalist 1ST Class Sharie Derrickson speaks with a Russian officer f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 R.M. Clare Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Signalman 1ST Class (SM1)(SW) John Handloser peers into a space during a boarding of the Panamanian freighter CORAL I by USS BARRY (DDG-52) boarding team off the coast of Haiti. The BARRY is part of the multi-national blockade enforcing UN sponsored economic sanctions against Haiti

Signalman 1ST Class (SM1)(SW) John Handloser peers into a space during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark Therien Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Crew members of the Haitian-bound merchant vessel BLACK EAGLE shift the cargo of flour so that the boarding party from the training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090) can check for contraband during an inspection of the ship as part of Operation Support Democracy, the United Nations embargo on arms and fuel into Haiti. This is the 100th inspection since the sanctions went into place on October 18th

Crew members of the Haitian-bound merchant vessel BLACK EAGLE shift th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Carol J. Cline Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) is now operating in the Persian Gulf region. The NIMITZ will remain on station in the gulf to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the No-Fly zone during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The carrier battle group was directed to the Gulf early by the Secretary of Defense, after Iraqi planes breached the zone several times in the last week. NIMITZ joins other naval forces already operating in the region, 12 October 1997. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0003276 or search 971012N0000M003)

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) is now operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Matthew J. Magee, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Carrier Air Wing One crewmembers tape up an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of USS GEORGE WASSHINGTON (CVN 73), during final preparations to transit the Suez Canal. George Washington is headed to the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under Operation Southern Watch

Carrier Air Wing One crewmembers tape up an F/A-18C Hornet on the flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sammy Dallal Release Status: ... More

Aviation Electronics Technician, AIRMAN Richard Velte (right) and Electronics Technician 3rd Class, Jose Miller troubleshoot a radio frequency test bench. Both men are assigned to the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). NIMITZ is in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch

Aviation Electronics Technician, AIRMAN Richard Velte (right) and Elec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Bringer Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Rene Perez (left) and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (fuels) 2nd Class Kelvin Wilburn operate a JP5 fuel control console for the forward fuel storage system aboard the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz is patrolling the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions under Operation Southern Watch

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Rene Perez (left) and Aviation Boa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Bringer Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

The Military Sealift Command (MSC), combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS 9) comes along side the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) for an underway replenishment of equipment and stores. U.S. forces continue their watch in the Persian Gulf region, while enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 25 November 1997

The Military Sealift Command (MSC), combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Matthew J. Magee, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). US Marine Corps Sergeant Phillip Young (right) and U.S. Navy Mess SPECIALIST Second Class (MS2) William Deese (left) glaze a baked cornucopia during ongoing preparations for a traditional Thanksgiving Day feast. The GEORGE WASHINGTON and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 26 November 1997

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sammy Dallal, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Helmsman of the Watch Fireman Apprentice Darrell Rogers (left) Diving Officer of the Watch Machinist Mate CHIEF (center) and Planesman of the Watch Yeoman 3rd Class Rocky Bolin (center right) comprise the boats steering team as they maneuver the nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760). Annapolis is operating in the Persian Gulf as part of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) battle group and is enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq in support of operation Southern Watch

Helmsman of the Watch Fireman Apprentice Darrell Rogers (left) Diving ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Annapolis (SSN 760) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Marc Boyd Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class David Dinardi pre-positions a MK-82 500 pound bomb on the flight deck of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and her embarked air wing (not shown) are conducting operations in support of UN sanctions against Iraq

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class David Dinardi pre-positions a MK-82 500...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph Hendricks Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

LT Ann Hollenbeck checks navigational points on the ships bridge. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are conducting sustained operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under operation Southern Watch

LT Ann Hollenbeck checks navigational points on the ships bridge. Geor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: AMN Johnnie Robbins Release Statu... More

US Air Force AIRMAN Mirna Gonzales updates a flight deck status board while coordinating placement of aircraft during fueling operations on the flight deck aboard the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force AIRMAN Mirna Gonzales updates a flight deck status board ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cynthia R. Zarate, USN Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Navy crewmen from the Air Department stand by as a Carrier Early Warning E-2C Hawkeye aircraft launches from the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), during on-going intense flight operations. The NIMITZ and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) continue to support UN sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Tensions in the gulf have recently increased following Saddam Hussein's public announcement that he will suspend cooperation with UN weapons inspection teams, if sanctions are not lifted, 21 February 1998

US Navy crewmen from the Air Department stand by as a Carrier Early Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James H. Watson, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A United states Marine Corps, F/A-18C "Hornet" from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two Five One (VMFA-251) clears the flight deck during sustained flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and VMFA-251 are in the region to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Operation Southern Watch, 22 February 1998

A United states Marine Corps, F/A-18C "Hornet" from Marine Fighter Att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sammy Dallal, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

A US Navy F-14B Tomcat, Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON and VF-102 are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 25 February 1998

A US Navy F-14B Tomcat, Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) makes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHEN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joseph Strevel, USN Release Status: Released t... More

CHIEF Electrician's Mate William DeSelms prepares a lecture for departmental training aboard USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The ABRAHAM LINCOLN Battle Group is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

CHIEF Electrician's Mate William DeSelms prepares a lecture for depart...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Matthew Hollowell, USN Release Status: Released... More

Hull Technician 2ND Class Brian Brown repairs the safety cage for a bomb hoist on board USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The ABRAHAM LINCOLN Battle Group is currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Hull Technician 2ND Class Brian Brown repairs the safety cage for a bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Leah Martinez, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Members of a boarding team from the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) take their places aboard a 26-foot personnel boat to return to the ship after conducting a preliminary search of the Iraqi merchant vessel Zanoobia. The GOLDSBOROUGH is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), a multinational force organized at the start of Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

Members of a boarding team from the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The executive officer of the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) explains boarding procedures to CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, right, a U.S. Navy historian, as the Vencedora comes alongside a merchant vessel. The Vencedora is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

The executive officer of the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) explains...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 prepare to assault the bridge of the fleet oiler USNS J0SHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during a training mission. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 prepare to assault the bridge of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Usnr-R Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 and French commandoes attach their harnesses to a special patrol insertion/extraction (SPIE) rope hanging from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter hovering over the deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during a training mission. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 and French commandoes attach the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Usnr-R Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prepare to enter the cargo hold aboard the Turkish freighter Rize K, during an inspection of the vessel, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

SENIOR CHIEF Machinist's Mate Dennis Cutler watches the sun rise over the Sinai Peninsula from the deck of the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44). The PRATT, flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

SENIOR CHIEF Machinist's Mate Dennis Cutler watches the sun rise over ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) advance down a ladder aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during boarding team training. The Marines are being trained by members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, which provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) conducts a Maritime Interdiction Force mission supporting U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) conducts a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

SENIOR CHIEF Machinist's mate Dennis Cutler and Boilerman Technician 2nd Class Thomas Coppie converse as they watch the sun rise over the Sinai Peninsula from the deck of the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44). The PRATT, flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

SENIOR CHIEF Machinist's mate Dennis Cutler and Boilerman Technician 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Aviation Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Eric Rodriguez prepares an aircraft for launching on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the "no-fly zone" under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Eric Rodriguez prepares an aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James H. Watson. Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Four (VMFA-314), attached to the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), conducts refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 tanker. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the "no-fly zone" under operation Southern Watch

An F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Caption Freed, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) leaves the deck during flight operations in the Persian Gulf. VFA-147 is part of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) embarked on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her air wing are on a scheduled deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq by enforcing the southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kimberly E. Mcdonald Release Status: Released to Public C... More

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). (Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 1ST Class (AO1) David Brandenburg , USN, AIRMAN Richard Gosselin, USN, and AO1 Frederick Deluca, USN, assigned to the weapons department on board the NIMITZ, assemble the nose section of a laser guided GBU-16 bomb. The NIMITZ and her embarked air wing are currently operating in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions, by patrolling the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 10 November 1997

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). (Le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Heather Humphreys, USN Release Status: Released to Public... More

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Charles Wilkes, assigned to Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), repairs the wiring harness on an aerial camera magazine from an F-14 Tomcat. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are in the Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Charles Wilkes, assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Bringer Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

The ticonderoga class Cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG 60) underway in the Suez Canal. Normandy is headed to the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly" zone under Operation Southern Watch

The ticonderoga class Cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG 60) underway in the Sue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH State: Suez Canal Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 James Westfall Release Status: Released to ... More

LT Chris Schnoebel from receives assistance with harnesses and seat restraints prior to take off from Plane Captain AMN Zarina Ahmadzai aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) prior to take off. Both are assigned to squadron Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9)are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

LT Chris Schnoebel from receives assistance with harnesses and seat re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Glenn Cook Iii Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Aviation Electrician, AMN James Lavin, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112), signals pilots to keep hands off all controls while maintenance crews gives a final check of the aircraft prior to launch aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Electrician, AMN James Lavin, assigned to Carrier Airborne Ea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James H. Watson Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Navy sailors on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) observe the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) coming alongside. With both carriers and their embarked air wings, the US now has some 100 strike aircraft operating independently in the waters of the Persian Gulf. GEORGE WASHINGTON and NIMITZ continue to patrol the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 NOVEMBER 1997

US Navy sailors on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joseph Strevel, USN Release Status: Released ... More

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Wayne Menendez performs corrosion prevention maintenance on an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the flight deck of the the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Wayne Menendez performs corrosion preve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Christopher G. Ware Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Electronics Technician 3rd Class David Fox (left) and Internal Communications SPECIALIST 2nd Class Jefferson Richardson from enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner aboard the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her air wing (not shown) are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq in support of operation Southern Watch

Electronics Technician 3rd Class David Fox (left) and Internal Communi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Glenn Cook Iii Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Navy Lieutenant Steve Nevarez takes a short break from the stress of flight deck operations atop an F-14B Tomcat strike fighter, Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102). Aircraft is armed with an AIM-9L Sidewinder short range, IR (infrared) air to air missile; AIM-54C Phoenix long range, radar guided, air to air missile and a Mk 82 500 lb. bomb. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and VF-102 are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 2 December 1997

US Navy Lieutenant Steve Nevarez takes a short break from the stress o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph Hendricks, USN Release Status: Released... More

PFC Gerald Harley USMC arms a standard AIM-7 medium range air-to-air sparrow missile on an F/A-18C Hornet prior to launch. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, under operation Southern Watch. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0109018 or search 980116N2797574)

PFC Gerald Harley USMC arms a standard AIM-7 medium range air-to-air s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Heather L. Humphreys Release Status: Released to Public C... More

AIRMAN Recruit James Gilligan (left) moves an AIM-54C Phoenix long range air-to-air missile to a weapons elevator for transfer to the flight deck. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) is conducting operations in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq in support of operation Southern Watch

AIRMAN Recruit James Gilligan (left) moves an AIM-54C Phoenix long ran...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Johnnie Robbins Release Stat... More

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) clears the flight deck during sustained flight operations in the Persian Gulf. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON and VFA-82 are in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) clea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sammy Dallal Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jacques Devries, loads an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile onto an F-14 Tomcat assigned to Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102). USS GEORGE WASHINGTON and her embarked Carrier Air Wing one (CVW1) are in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jacques Devries, loads an AIM-7 Sparrow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sammy Dallal Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

The Military Sea Lift Ship, Sirius Class Combat Stores Ship, USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9) (Left), conducts vertical replenishment deliveries to the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier, USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), during sustained operations in the Persian Gulf. The INDEPENDENCE and SPICA are conducting operations in support of U.N. sanctions against Iraq, under Operation Southern Watch

The Military Sea Lift Ship, Sirius Class Combat Stores Ship, USNS SPIC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Chris Howell, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Cryptologic Technician Communications (CTO) SEAMAN (SN) Anna J. Abbott ensures that USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) maintains secure communications with other ships in the battle group. The ABRAHAM LINCOLN Battle Group is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Cryptologic Technician Communications (CTO) SEAMAN (SN) Anna J. Abbott...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Matthew Hollowell, USN Release Status: Released... More

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen move an AIM-7 medium range air-to-air missile from an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft aboard USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is operating in the Persian Gulf region enforcing UN sanctions and No-Fly Zone, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen move an AIM-7 medium range air-to-air mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shawn Handley, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

CMDR. C. Nikitiadis, commanding officer of the Greek frigate HS Limnos (F-451), takes CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a U.S. Navy historian, on a tour of the ship's bridge. The Limnos is one of the ships of formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq.

CMDR. C. Nikitiadis, commanding officer of the Greek frigate HS Limnos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, right, a U.S. Navy historian, tours the engine room of the Greek frigate HS Limnos (F-451) with CMDR. C. Nikitiadis, the ship's commanding officer. The Limnos is one of the ship's of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, right, a U.S. Navy historian, tours the engine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prepare to search the smokestack during an inspection of the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, both members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), stand guard on the fantail of the Turkish freighter Rize K. during an inspection of the vessel. The Rize K is the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT, circling in the background, is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Commandos stand by aboard the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-643) during a maritime interdiction mission. The French ship, part of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been assisting in the enforcement of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Commandos stand by aboard the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-64...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, center, gives a briefing to members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, center, gives a briefing t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) breaks away after taking on fuel from the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). The PRATT is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) breaks away...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) takes on fuel from the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) as a CH-46D Sea Knight conducts vertical replenishment with the PRATT. The destroyer is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) takes on fu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Two members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 supervise members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. The Marines are armed with M-870 12-gauge shotguns and M-9 9mm pistols

Two members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 supervise members of the Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Coast Guard CHIEF GUNNER's Mate John Hagy, foreground, and Navy Sonar Technician G (Surface) 3rd Class Ed Yarborough, members of a boarding team from the guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), conduct a search of a merchant vessel as part of the Navy's enforcement of the trade sanctions against Iraq that were put in place shortly after the start of Operation Desert Shield

Coast Guard CHIEF GUNNER's Mate John Hagy, foreground, and Navy Sonar ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Kalnbach Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Fire Control First Class (FC1)(SW) Robert Peterson is helped back aboard USS BARRY (DDG-52) after a boarding of the CORAL I out of Panama off the coast of Haiti. The BARRY is currently part of the multi-national blockade enforcing UN sponsored economic sanctions against Haiti

Fire Control First Class (FC1)(SW) Robert Peterson is helped back aboa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark Therien Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

AMN Mirna Gonzales updates a flight deck status board while coordinating placement of aircraft during fueling operations on the flight deck. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation Southern Watch

AMN Mirna Gonzales updates a flight deck status board while coordinati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cynthia R. Zarate Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment)1ST Class John Macaby moves quickly between flight deck operations while a F-14 Tomcat roars down one of the USS NIMITZ's (CVN 68) four powerful steam driven catapult systems. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the "no-fly zone" under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment)1ST Class John Macaby moves quickl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James Watson Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS TIPPECANOE (T-AO 199) conducts a replenishment at sea with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). NIMITZ and her embarked air wing are currently deployed in support of UN sanctions, to enforce the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Persian Gulf, 7 November 1997. U.S. Navy PHOTO by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Christopher Mobley (Released) Digital Scan From Film

A Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS TIPPECANOE (T-AO 199) cond...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher Mobley. USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN Andrew Davies uses an automated test bench to troubleshoot an armament control panel for an S-3 Viking aircraft. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN Andrew Davies uses an automated...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Bringer, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Navy crew members on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WSHINGTON (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing One take time to see the sights during transit of the Suez Canal. Following a Presidential order to head for the Persian Gulf region, elements of the GEORGE WSHINGTON battle group led by the carrier immediately left their regularly scheduled station in the Mediterranean and began the 7 day passage to the Gulf, which starts with a Suez Canal transit. GEORGE WASHINGTON will join the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) battle group already on station. Both will enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the No-Fly Zone. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 16 November 1997

US Navy crew members on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) State: Suez Canal Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph... More

SEAMAN Apprentice Calvin Mclaughlin stands a man overboard watch on the fantail of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is underway in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the No-Fly Zone under Operation Southern Watch

SEAMAN Apprentice Calvin Mclaughlin stands a man overboard watch on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph Hendricks Release Stat... More

LT Mark Tankersley assigned to Fighter Squadron 2111 (VF-211) visually checks a missile on his F-14 Tomcat as part of his pre-flight inspection aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9), is operating in the Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

LT Mark Tankersley assigned to Fighter Squadron 2111 (VF-211) visually...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Christopher Ware Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) conducts Precision Alignment Correction Fire (PACFIRE), firing the five inch MK 45 gun off the port bow. Lake Champlain is part of the carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) battle group deployed in the Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq

U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) conducts P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Clinton C. Beaird Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

GUNNER's Mate (Guns) 1ST Class Joe Brown mans a 25mm chain gun aboard USS BENFOLD (DDG 65) while on watch in the Persian Gulf. Benfold is conducting Multinational Maritime Interception Operations as part of the UN sanctions against Iraq

GUNNER's Mate (Guns) 1ST Class Joe Brown mans a 25mm chain gun aboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Benfold (DDG 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Rebecca Kearns Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) (right) and the Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9) break away following a scheduled underway replenishment in the Persian Gulf. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) (r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Erik Kenney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Corey Vogel (center) gives final instructions to the pilot of a Carrier-based Airborne Early Warning E-2C Hawkeye prior to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions again Iraq

Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Corey Vogel (center) gives final in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Earnest M. James Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA 146) catapults from the flight deck of USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) in the Persian Gulf. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW9) are conducting sustained operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions again Iraq

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kimberly E. Mcdonald Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Ordnancemen David Dinardi (front) and William Bailey transport MK-83 1000 pound bombs across the flight deck of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq

Aviation Ordnancemen David Dinardi (front) and William Bailey transpor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Kristoffer White Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen (AO) load AIM-7 Sparrow medium range, radar guided air to air missiles on an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5). The convetional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) and CVW-5 have taken up station in the Persian Gulf to relieve the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The INDEPENDENCE will enforce UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch, 7 February 1998. U.S. Navy PHOTO by Photographers Mate AIRMAN Brian J. Hoosack (Released) Digital Film Scan

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen (AO) load AIM-7 Sparrow medium range, rad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian J. Hoosack, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen (AO) move AIM-9 Sidewinder short range, IR (infrared) missiles from a weapons elevator on to the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 7 February 1998. U.S. Navy PHOTO by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Erik Kenney (Released) Digital Film Scan. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0003361 or search 980207N6895K002)

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen (AO) move AIM-9 Sidewinder short range, I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Erik Kenney, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

US Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Shane Latimer applies a bandage to the leg of a wounded crew member during a mass casualty training exercise aboard the conventional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The INDEPENDENCE and it's embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are forward deployed to the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHRN WATCH, 21 February 1998

US Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Shane Latimer applies a band...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian Hoosack, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

As seen from the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), the guided missile cruiser (AEGIS) USS NORMANDY (CG 60) approaches from astern, during preparations for underway replenishment. US Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets, US Navy F/A-18C and an F-14B Tomcat are parked on flight deck in foreground. Both ships are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 21 February 1998

As seen from the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jason Dent, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

A Royal Navy (British), Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, from the TYPE 42 CLASS; Destroyer, Her Majestys Ship (HMS) CARDIFF (D 108) (not shown), operates a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), in the Arabian Sea. HMS CARDIFF along with other coalition ships is operating in the Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) supporting United Nations sanctions, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Royal Navy (British), Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Brien Aho, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A member of a boarding party from the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) clears his Model C CETME assault rifle after returning from the inspection of a merchant vessel. The Vencedora is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

A member of a boarding party from the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 hold a weapons familiarization exercise for visiting French commandoes aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). Members of the group are firing 9mm MP-5A5E sub-machine guns and 9mm P-226 pistols. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 hold a weapons familiarization e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Usnr-R Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of the Marine detachment embarked aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) guard prisoners on the deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during a training mission being conducted by Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of the Marine detachment embarked aboard the nuclear-powered a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Usnr-R Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 strap on their equipment as they prepare for a boarding exercise aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 strap on their equipment as they...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) search through bags of flour in the cargo hold during an inspection aboard the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, left, a U.S. Navy historian, listens as the executive officer of the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) explains his ship's engine room procedures. The Vencedora is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, left, a U.S. Navy historian, listens as the ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) boarding party, watches as an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter conducts aerial surveillance of the Turkish freighter Rize K. The team will be conducting an inspection of the vessel, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. LEDET team members are helping the Maritime Interdiction Force enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) board...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a U.S. Navy historian, speaks with the commanding officer of the French destroyer FS Jean de Vienne (D-463). The Jean de Vienne is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a U.S. Navy historian, speaks with the command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Crew members relax in the mess area aboard the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force. The PRATT has been enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Crew members relax in the mess area aboard the guided missile destroye...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) advance across the deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during boarding team training. The Marines are being trained by members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, which provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

British sailors secure their ship's banner to the gangplank of the frigate HMS CHATHAM (F-87) following the vessel's arrival at Mina Salman. The CHATHAM is part of a coalition force stationed in the region to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation Southern Watch

British sailors secure their ship's banner to the gangplank of the fri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Nac) Andrew Heuer Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and guided missile destroyer USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD 968) conduct replenishment at sea operations in the western Mediterranean Sea. Both vessels are nearing the completion of a scheduled six-month deployment. George Washington's battle group has sustained operations in support of the NATO-led peace keeping efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina under Operation DECISIVE ENDEAVOR in the Adriatic Sea, and UN sponsored sanctions against Iraq, under Operation SOUTHERN WATCH in the Persian Gulf

The US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE ENDEAVORSOUTHERN WATCH Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Vidrine, USN Release Status: ... More

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) approaches along-side a commercial vessel during Operation MARITIME INTERCEPT. Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Teams onboard the Valley Forge inspected vessels suspected of violating United Nations Sanctions against Iraq

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARITIME INTERCEPT Base: USS Valley Forge (CG 50) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Aircraft Controlman Buccie Cline monitors final control positions of pilots during aircraft recovery operations aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) in the Persian Gulf. Nimitz and her embarked air wing are operating in the Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly" zone under Operation Southern Watch

Aircraft Controlman Buccie Cline monitors final control positions of p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: Pham Benjamin F. Story Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Signalman Second Class PETTY Officer James Kennedy flashes Morse code from the signal bridge of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) to signalman on board the carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) during her approach alongside Washington. Nimitz and George Washingtonare patrolling the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions under Operation Southern Watch

Signalman Second Class PETTY Officer James Kennedy flashes Morse code ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Johnnie Robbins Release Stat... More

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) operating in the Persian Gulf. US Navy Captain Lindell G. Rutherford, Commanding Officer of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) converses from the ships navigational bridge. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in background. With both carriers and their embarked air wings in the region, the US now has some 100 strike aircraft operating independently in the region. GEORGE WASHINGTON and the NIMITZ continue to patrol the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 November 1997

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHEN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian Fleske, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

US Marine Corps Private First Class Gerald Harley arms a standard AIM-7 medium range air-to-air sparrow missile on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prior to launch from the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9) are currently operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0003449 or search 980116N2797574)

US Marine Corps Private First Class Gerald Harley arms a standard AIM-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Heather L. Humphreys, USN Release Status: Released to Pub... More

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