970103-N-0226M-003 Guided by the waist catapualt spotter and watched by safety personnel and the deck-edge catapualt operater, an F/A-18C from Strike Fighter Squadron Nine Seven (VFA-97) prepares for a launch from the NavyÕs aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked airwing are in the Arabian Gulf during a scheduled six month deployment supporting Operation Southern Watch; the United Nations Sanctions against Iraq. Navy Photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Chief Mahlon K. Miller. (RELEASED) 970103-N-0226M-003 Kitty Hawk Flight Deck Ops

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