An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the No. 4 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Shield. A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, left, waits to taxi into launch position. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman

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