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Caption:
At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Aug. 28, 2002 -- An
S-3B Viking assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of Sea Control Squadron
Three Five (VS-35), launches from catapult three during flight
operations aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. The S-3B Viking is an all
weather, carrier-based jet aircraft, providing protection against
hostile surface combatants while also functioning as the Carrier Battle
Groups' primary overhead-mission tanker. Extremely versatile, the
aircraft is equipped for many missions, including, day and night
surveillance, electronic countermeasures, command and control,
communications warfare, and search and rescue (SAR). Lincoln and
her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are transiting to the
Arabian Gulf to conduct combat missions in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman
Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)
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