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A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet to a catapult for launching from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) on April 5, 1999. Enterprise and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 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.

A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet to a catapult.

A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet to a catapult for launching from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) on April 5, 1999. Enterprise and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 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.

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