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Caption:
Persian Gulf (June 30, 2005) -- Two F/A-18C Hornets, assigned to the
"Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146), and
two F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike
Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VFA-154), perform a fly-by over USS
Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to mark the completion of the final combat
missions flown over Iraq for Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9). The Carl
Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf
conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq.
Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va.,
and commence a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris M. Valdez (RELEASED)
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Photo description
Photo
Date
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June 30, 2005 |
Photographer
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Photographer's Mate Airman Chris M. Valdez |
Caption
Writer
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LT Christopher Bishop, Deputy Director, NVNS |
Copyright
Status
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Public
domain / free use |
Service Branch
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US
Navy |
Primary
Equipment
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CVN 70 |
Other
Visible Equipment
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F/A-18C Hornet, F/A-18F Super Hornet |
Plane
Number
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Not
available |
Base
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Not
available |
Tail
Code
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Not
available |
Squadron
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Blue Diamonds (VFA-146), Black Knights (VFA-154) |
Comments/Notes
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Formation fly-by |
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