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Sailors from the ordnance department of the USS Independence (CV 62) prepare to load an AIM-54C Phoenix missile onto the wing of an F-14 Tomcat on the flight deck of the USS Independence (CV 62) while the ship operates in the Persian Gulf on March 4, 1998. Independence and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 are on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The Tomcat is attached to Fighter Squadron 154, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan.
(DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Neff, U.S. Navy.)
| Date Taken: | 03.03.1998 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2025 11:48 |
| Photo ID: | 9208352 |
| VIRIN: | 980304-A-BE831-9521 |
| Resolution: | 1624x1296 |
| Size: | 351.82 KB |
| Location: | USS INDPENDENCE (CV 62), ARABIAN GULF |
| Web Views: | 23 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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