030127-N-6536T-001 At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Jan. 27, 2003 -- An S-3B ÒVikingÓ assigned to the ÒDragonfiresÓ of Sea Control Squadron Two Nine (VS-29) prepares to land on the shipÕs flight deck during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX). JTFX is designed to test and evaluate a battle groupÕs reactions to multiple wartime scenarios from small craft attacks to land-based missile attacks and is the final certification for a battle group preparing to deploy. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASED) US Navy 030127-N-6536T-001 S-3B prepares to land

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