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The Los Angeles class fast attack nuclear powered submarine USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760) underway in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. ANNAPOLIS is part of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Group, and has received orders from the President of the United States to proceed with the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) to the Persian Gulf region following the Iraqis repeated violations of UN resolutions imposed following the 1991 Gulf war

Onboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Fire Control Technician First Class (FT1) Ronald Dryden helps CHIEF Machinist Mate (MMJC) Peter Berends tighten up his life jacket as Storekeeper Third Class (SK3) Gary Cameron tightens his life jacket. They are preparing to serve as the deck force as the submarine arrives at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD

The ticonderoga class cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG 60) (Front), the nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760) (center), and the fast combat support ship USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) (rear) transit the Suez Canal. All three U.S. ships headed to the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly" zone under Operation Southern Watch

On board the guided missile cruiser (AEGIS) USS NORMANDY (CG 60). US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Kristen Herr monitors helicopter, SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) III, landing operations from the bubble, an enclosed flight deck control station. The NORMANDY is currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) battle group. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 5 December 1997

On board the guided missile cruiser (AEGIS) USS NORMANDY (CG 60). Operations SPECIALIST SEAMAN (OSSN) Gary Sadler monitors the movement of ships in the Persian Gulf from the Combat Information Center (CIC). The NORMANDY is currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) battle group. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 5 December 1997.U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate AIRMAN Joseph Strevel (Released)

US Navy (USN) Sailors onboard the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS NORMANDY (CG 60), observe as the Iraqi Costal Defense Force (ICDF), Patrol Craft 103 (P 103), takes on fuel, during a Replenishment At Sea (RAS), conducted while underway in the Persian Gulf. The NORMANDY is currently supporting maritime security operations (MSO) in the maritime environment along with complementing the counterterrorism and security efforts of regional nations

US Navy sailors on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) observe the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) coming alongside. With both carriers and their embarked air wings, the US now has some 100 strike aircraft operating independently in the waters of the Persian Gulf. GEORGE WASHINGTON and NIMITZ continue to patrol the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 NOVEMBER 1997

Fire Control Technician Second Class (FT2) Phillip Ridgway raises the National ENSIGN onboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) as the ship ties up to the submarine tender USS FRANK CABLE (AS-40) off the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. The bow of the large harbor tug PADUCAH (YTB-758) is in the background. The tug is assisting the Norfolk in mooring

A US Navy sailor on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) observes the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) coming alongside. With both carriers and their embarked air wings, the US now has some 100 strike aircraft operating independently in the waters of the Persian Gulf. GEORGE WASHINGTON and NIMITZ continue to patrol the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 NOVEMBER 1997

Torpedoman 1ST (TM1) Class Scott Freyer checks a weapons fire control panel aboard the nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760). The ANNAPOLIS is currently operating in the Persian Gulf as part of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) battle group. US Navy forces continue to provide forward presence by enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 29 November 1997

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Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH

Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Marc Boyd, USN

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Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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