Caption:
Pula, Croatia (Oct. 24, 2002) -- An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the
Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) "Jolly Rogers" takes off from
the runway at the Croatian Air Force base near Pula, Croatia. VF-103 is
part of a detachment from Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17), embarked
aboard of USS George Washington (CVN 73) participating with the Croat
Air Force in Joint Wings 2002. Joint Wings is a multinational
exercise between the U.S. and the Croat Air Force designed to practice
intelligence gathering. George Washington is homeported in
Norfolk, Va., and is nearing the end of a scheduled six-month
deployment after completing combat missions in support of Operations
Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by
Journalist 2nd Class David Valdez. (RELEASED)
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