Caption:
Persian Gulf (Jan. 15, 2005) - An S-3B Viking assigned to the
"Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22) clears the flight
deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN
75) while launching from the ship's waist during evening combat
sorties. Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman
and is providing close air support and conducting Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions over Iraq. The
Truman Carrier Strike Group and CVW-3 are on a regularly scheduled
deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate Airman Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)
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