LT Michael Stone completes signal instructions to launch an F-14 Tomcat fighter from one of the USS NIMITZ's (CVN 68) four powerful steam driven catapult systems. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the"no-fly zone" under operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

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