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Caption:

The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 3, 2003) -- An S-3B Viking from the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22) lands on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command Oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189).  Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrea Decanini.  (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
April 3, 2003
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrea Decanini
Caption Writer
Chief Musser, NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
CVN 75
Other Visible Equipment
S-3B Viking
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Checkmates (VS-22)
Comments/Notes
S-3B Viking making arrested landing on flightdeck