Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 28, 2003) -- A Naval Aviator assigned to the
"Black Knights" of Fighter Squadron One Fifty Four (VF-154) performs a
pre-flight inspection on an F-14A Tomcat prior to the beginning of
daily flight operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing
Five (CVW-5) are currently operating with coalition forces in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to
liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction
and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's
Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED)
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