040923-N-8704K-004 Arabian Gulf (Sept. 23, 2003) - An Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate signals for a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the ÒRawhidesÓ of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Four Zero (VRC-40), to speed up the propeller rotation prior to launch aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The C-2A is the principal aircraft used for carrier on-board delivery (COD) of personal and materials. Kennedy and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are operating in the 5TH Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Units in the Kennedy
040923-N-8704K-004 Arabian Gulf (Sept. 23, 2003) - An Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate signals for a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the ÒRawhidesÓ of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Four Zero (VRC-40), to speed up the propeller rotation prior to launch aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The C-2A is the principal aircraft used for carrier on-board delivery (COD) of personal and materials. Kennedy and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are operating in the 5TH Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Units in the Kennedy Carrier Strike Group are working closely with Multi-National Corps-Iraq and Iraqi forces to bring stability to the sovereign government of Iraq. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten (RELEASED) US Navy 040923-N-8704K-004 An Aviation Boatswain%%5Ersquo,s Mate signals for a C-2A Greyhound to speed up the propeller rotation prior to launch aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)
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