Caption:
At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Jan. 27, 2003 -- An S-3B Viking
assigned to the "Dragonfires" of Sea Control Squadron Two Nine (VS-29)
prepares to land on the ship's flight deck during Joint Task Force
Exercise (JTFX). JTFX is designed to test and evaluate a battle
group's reactions to multiple wartime scenarios from small craft
attacks to land-based missile attacks and is the final certification
for a battle group preparing to deploy. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASED)
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