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Over 1,000 sailors form a Christmas tree on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) as the ship operates in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 1999. The Kennedy Battle Group is deployed to 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.

Over 1,000 sailors form a Christmas tree on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy.

Over 1,000 sailors form a Christmas tree on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) as the ship operates in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 1999. The Kennedy Battle Group is deployed to 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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