971110-N-3969M-304 A Navy E-2C Hawkeye launches from the waist catapult during flight operations in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 10, 1997. The Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are operating in the Persian Gulf in support of the and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning and command and control functions for the carrier battle group. The Hawkeye is assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112, from Naval Air Station Miramar, Calif. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Mobley,

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971110-N-3969M-304 A Navy E-2C Hawkeye launches from the waist catapult during flight operations in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 10, 1997. The Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are operating in the Persian Gulf in support of the and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning and command and control functions for the carrier battle group. The Hawkeye is assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112, from Naval Air Station Miramar, Calif. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Mobley, Navy. E-2 Hawkeye flies from the USS Nimitz

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