An F/A-18C Hornet, from Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) leads four Kuwaiti F/A-18s in a fly over of USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) during Operation Eager Archer '97. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by enforcing the southern no-fly zone over Iraq under operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER ARCHER 97 SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

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Keywords: dn-sd-00-03571