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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

A F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Six (VFA 86) launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are conducting sustained operation in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions again Iraq

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) launches from the flight deck. 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

An F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron 86 (VFA-86) prepares for launch from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and her embarked Air Wing One (CVW-1) is operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce 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

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Two (VFA-82) prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under operation Southern Watch

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

An F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron Eighty Two (VFA-82) is guided to the flight deck by a team of Landing Signals Officers. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under operation Southern Watch

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

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Country: At Sea

Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Christopher Bisop

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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14/11/1997
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