Caption:
Arabian Gulf (July 09, 2004) -- An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Jolly
Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) departs for a
flight mission from the flight deck aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
The ship is participating in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous
deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the
ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in
five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces.
Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet
Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class
Michael Sandberg (RELEASED)
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