021023-F-2034C-020 Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2002) -- An Air Force F-15 “Eagle”and F-16 “Falcon” fly in formation with a Navy F-14 “Tomcat” and F/A-18 “Hornet” over the Atlantic Ocean during exercise Cope Snapper 2002 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West. Cope Snapper is a multi-aircraft exercise that engages dissimilar air combat training with on fighter data link and joint operations with the Navy and Air Force. The members involved in Cope Snapper consist of the 159th Fighter Wing from Louisiana, the 169th AGS McEntire Air National Guard from South Carolina, and the Navy's F/A-18 “Hornet” and F-14 “Tomcat” fighter jets. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo.
021025-F-2034C-018 Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2002) -- An F-14 “Tomcat” assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) signals to a maintainer prior to take off during exercise Cope Snapper 2002. Cope Snapper is a multi-aircraft exercise that engages dissimilar air combat training with on fighter data link and joint operations with the Navy and Air Force. The members involved in Cope Snapper consist of the 159th Fighter Wing from Louisiana, the 169th AGS McEntire Air National Guard from South Carolina, and the Navy's F/A-18 “Hornet” and F-14 “Tomcat” fighter jets. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo.
021026-N-5862D-006 Millington, Tenn. (Oct. 26, 2002) -- Robert Yates from Memphis,Tenn., and his mother speak to Lisa Williams from the Fleet Family Support Center to learn what services are available during a visit to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Millington to view the various programs and services the Navy has to offer. Naval Recruiting District (NRD) St. Louis invited their members in the Navy's Delayed Entry Personnel Program (DEPP) to NSA Millington for a tour of the base and to see first hand the types of facilities they will have access to once they complete their basic training. This is the first time such an event was provided for future members of the Navy. It was developed to broaden the scope of services and facilities provided by the Navy to the new recruits and their families. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Chris Desmond.
021030-N-1159M-005 At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Oct. 30, 2002 -- An Airman greases one of four steam driven catapults on the ship’s flight deck after a full day of flight operations. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dan J. Mark.