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Caption:

Pacific Ocean (May 1, 2003) -- President George W. Bush successfully traps aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in a S-3B Viking assigned to the Blue Wolves of Sea Control Squadron Three Five (VS-35) designated "NAVY 1".  President Bush is the first sitting President to trap aboard an aircraft carrier at sea.  The President is conducting a visit aboard ship to meet with the Sailors and will address the Nation as Lincoln prepares to return from a 10-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Gabriel Piper.  (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
May 1, 2003
Photographer
Photographer's Mate Airman Gabriel Piper
Caption Writer
Director NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
CVN 72
Other Visible Equipment
S-3B Viking
Plane Number
700
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Blue Wolves (VS-35)
Comments/Notes
Admin note: to be clear, the President was a passenger, not the pilot.