A Flight deck handler aboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) directs an F/A-18 Hornet to the catapult for launch. INDEPENDENCE is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

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