040709-N-4374S-015. [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103), Jolly Rogers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), and a USN F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81), Sunliners, NAS Oceana, make final preparations for launch onboard the Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), on the Persian Gulf. JFK and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) are participating in SUMMER PULSE 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSG), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat forces across the globe,
040709-N-4374S-015. [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103), Jolly Rogers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), and a USN F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81), Sunliners, NAS Oceana, make final preparations for launch onboard the Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), on the Persian Gulf. JFK and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) are participating in SUMMER PULSE 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSG), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat forces across the globe, in five theaters with other US, allied, and coalition military forces. SUMMER PULSE is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)
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