DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Andrew Lebeau (left) and Staff Sgt. Dustin Prowell check out a bomb discovered here Sept. 10. Base officials believe the bomb is left over from World War II. Sergeant Prowell is an explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, and Airman Lebeau is an EOD technician. Both are assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Kinsey)
040909-N-8801B-001 Arabian Gulf (Sept. 9, 2004) – The amphibious assault ships USS Essex (LHD 2), foreground, and USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) sail side-by-side in the Arabian Gulf during cross deck maneuvers. Cross decking is used to share supplies, personnel and equipment without having to pull into a port. This is the first time in history Essex and Belleau Wood has traded supplies in this manner. Essex is currently deployed in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Travis M. Burns (RELEASED)
040912-N-1513W-045 South China Sea (Sept. 12, 2004) - An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Three (VAW-113), takes flight after launching from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently at sea on a scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Richard R. Waite (RELEASED)
040908-N-6011D-001 Virginia Beach, Va. (Sept. 8, 2004) – Five F-14A Tomcats assigned to the “Checkmates” of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) fly in formation as they complete their final fly by at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana. VF-211 is the last operator of the F-14A model of the Tomcat and will transiton to the F/A-18F Super Hornet when they make a homeport change to Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., and will become Strike Fighter Squadron Two One One (VFA-211). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Marlowe P. Dix (RELEASED)