020911-N-4397B-001 Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss. (Sep. 11, 2002) -- Operations Specialist 2nd Class Michael McKenna from Providence, , raises the ÒNavy JackÓ for the first time at morning colors, on Sept. 11, 2002, aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51). Under direction of the Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, all Navy ships will fly the ÒNavy JackÓ in place of the ÒUnion JackÓ for the duration of the war on terrorism. The ÒNavy JackÓ is a flag consisting of a rattlesnake superimposed across thirteen horizontal alternating red and white stripes, with

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020911-N-4397B-001 Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss. (Sep. 11, 2002) -- Operations Specialist 2nd Class Michael McKenna from Providence, , raises the ÒNavy JackÓ for the first time at morning colors, on Sept. 11, 2002, aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51). Under direction of the Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, all Navy ships will fly the ÒNavy JackÓ in place of the ÒUnion JackÓ for the duration of the war on terrorism. The ÒNavy JackÓ is a flag consisting of a rattlesnake superimposed across thirteen horizontal alternating red and white stripes, with the motto, ÒDonÕt Tread on Me.Ó Gates is undergoing a maintenance availability at Naval Station Pascagoula. Navy photo by Stacey Byington. (RELEASED) US Navy 020911-N-4397B-001 Hoisting the

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