980210-N-7355H-002 ABOARD USS INDEPENDENCE (Feb. 10, 1998) -- Airman Justin Horn (left), of Canon City, CO, signals Lt. Ron Gorman (center), of Newport News, VA, and Lt. Jim Bates, of Woodbury, CT, during flight checks of an F-14 ÒTomcatÓ aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV 62). Independence and Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) (pictured) are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Chris D. Howell. (RELEASED) 980210-N-7355H-002 by navalsafetycenter

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