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An F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron Eighty Six (VFA 86), assigned to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), is directed onto the number one catapult for launch. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

Members of Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) conduct pre-launch checks in their F-14B Tomcat fighter intercept aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) breaks away from the fast combat support ship USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) following a replenishment at sea in the eastern Mediterranean. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are proceeding to the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

An F-14B Tomcat from Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) launches from one of four steam driven catapults aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq

An F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter assigned to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) launches from the #2 catapult while other aircraft line up for the next launch cycle. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and CVW1 are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch

Flight deck crew observe flight deck safety as an F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron Two Five One (VMFA-251), assigned to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), launches with full afterburner from the flight deck of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

An F/A-18C Hornet from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron Two Five One (VFMA-251) is directed onto a catapult for launch. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch

F/A-18C Hornets from Fighter Attack Squadron Two Five One (VMFA-251), assigned to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), make final preparations for launch during normal flight operations. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) cruises through the eastern Mediterranean. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are proceeding to the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

A catapult team performs a first run no-load on the number two catapult steam system during morning preparations for launch aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

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Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Country: At Sea

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph Hendricks

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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14/11/1997
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label_outline Explore Support Un Efforts, Un Resolutions, Iraqi Compliance

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A right rear view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) of Carrier Wing (CVW-3) parked on the flight line. Behind the F/A-18C is an T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft of Training Squadron 23 (VT-23)

A US Navy (USN) (green shirt) Catapult Operator gives the thumbs up signal as a F-14D Tomcat aircraft assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations in the Mediterranean Sea

U.S. Navy Sailors, from the Air Department aboard the Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), wrap and seal the steam-powered bow catapult number two on Jan. 13, 2007, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson)

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN David Chamberlin performs a safety check on a rack of 500 pound Glide Bombs (GBU-12's) on the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington, commanded by US Navy Captain Malcolm P. Branch, is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean, and has been operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

Members of the old Guard Fife and Drum Corps stand at ease during a ceremony commemorating George Washington's 255th birthday

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Nine F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) park in a row upon their arrival at the air station. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), of which VFA-83 is a part, and Carrier Air Wing 3, (CVW-3) are returning to their home fields after being deployed aboard the aircraft carriers USS SARATOGA (CV-60) and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), respectively, in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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