U.S. Air Force personnel escort LT. Robert Wetzel and LT. Jeffrey Zahn, U.S. Navy aviators from Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) who were captured by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. The former prisoners of war are en route to the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) for medical examination and treatment prior to being transported home to the United States. A total of six American POWs and one Italian POW were released from captivity on March 4