040718-N-0535P-039 Atlantic Ocean (July 18, 2004) - Sailors and Marines salute while a wreath is committed into the Atlantic Ocean during a wreath laying ceremony held on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in memory of Capt. Franklin Hooks II, assigned to the ÒSilver EaglesÓ of Fighter-Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115). Hooks died when his F/A-18 Hornet jet crashed while conducting exercises off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman near the Azores Islands on June 26. Hooks began his military career as an Electronics Technician when he joined the Navy in 1990. In 1993 he
040718-N-0535P-039 Atlantic Ocean (July 18, 2004) - Sailors and Marines salute while a wreath is committed into the Atlantic Ocean during a wreath laying ceremony held on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in memory of Capt. Franklin Hooks II, assigned to the ÒSilver EaglesÓ of Fighter-Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115). Hooks died when his F/A-18 Hornet jet crashed while conducting exercises off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman near the Azores Islands on June 26. Hooks began his military career as an Electronics Technician when he joined the Navy in 1990. In 1993 he was appointed to the Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1997. Truman (CVN 75) is participating in Majestic Eagle, a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco. The exercise demonstrates the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups. Countries involved in the exercise include the United Kingdom, Morocco, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. Truman's participation in Majestic Eagle is part of her scheduled deployment supporting the Navy's new fleet response plan (FRP) Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other , allied, and coalition military forces. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Jay C. Pugh. (RELEASED) For more information go to: US Navy 040718-N-0535P-039 Sailors and Marines salute while a wreath is committed into the Atlantic Ocean during a wreath laying ceremony held on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in memory of Capt. Franklin Hooks
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