050301-N-6074Y-117 San Diego, Calif. (Mar. 1, 2005) - A child waits for the return of his father on board Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., prior to the arrival of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and CVW-2 supported Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia during their Western Pacific deployment. Lincoln is pulling into San Diego to drop-off the Sailors and Marines assigned to CVW-2 and then make its transit up the coast to her homeport of Everett, Wash. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class M. Jeremie Yoder (RELEASED)
050302-N-7179R-001 San Diego, Calif. (Mar. 2, 2005) – The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) returns from a training exercise through the mouth of the San Diego Bay. Jefferson City is assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Eleven and is commanded by Cmdr. Daryl Caudle. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Erik Reynolds (RELEASED)
050224-M-5865P-005 Al Asad Air Base, Iraq (Feb. 24, 2005) – An EA-6B Prowler, assigned to the “Seahawks” of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Four (VMAQ-4), taxis across the flight line at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. VMAQ-4 arrived at Al Asad Air Base on Jan. 20, 2005, for a scheduled deployment in support Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as an operational command asset for the Combined Force Air Component Commander. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Pendracki (RELEASED)