Autors: Foto: U.S. Navy
050222-N-4308O-075 (Persian Gulf)
On board USS Harry S. Truman.
Sailors begin a final checking process on an F-14 Tomcat assigned to the ìSwordsmenî of Fighter Squadron (VF) 32 prior to launching off of one of the four steam catapults on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 embarked on Harry S. Truman are providing close air support and conducting Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in ongoing operations.The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and CVW-3 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. (US Navy photo by Photographerís Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor) (Released by HST Public Affairs)