A US Navy F-14B Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) launches from the number three catapult aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 28 January 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

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