041005-N-4565G-006 Arabian Gulf (Oct. 5, 2004) - An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW-125), prepares to launch off the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are currently on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tommy Gilligan (RELEASED)
040825-N-2653P-040 Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 25, 2004) – Sonar Officer, Lt. j.g. Andrew Waldman, utilizes the infra-red function on the photonics display aboard the attack submarine PCU Virginia (SSN 774). Virginia is the Navy’s only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class James Pinsky (RELEASED)
040929-N-0511C-170 Fremantle, Australia (Sept. 29, 2004) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sits anchored off the coast of Fremantle, Australia during a scheduled port visit. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman David A. Cochran (RELEASED)