Navy plane directors assist the landiing of an F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet strike fighter returning from a mission over Afghanistan to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier deployed in the Arabian Sea for operation "Enduring Freedom" Tuesday Sept. 24, 2002. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
A F-14 Tomcat fighter interceptor takes off for a reconnaissance mission over Afghanistan from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed in the Arabian Sea for operation "Enduring Freedom" Tuesday Sept. 24,
A launch and recovery crewman carries a hose in preparation for landings of jet fighters returning from missions over Afghanistan to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed in the Arabian Sea for operation "Enduring Freedom" Tuesday Sept. 24, 2002. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
A F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet strike fighter takes off for a mission over Afghanistan from the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier deployed in the Arabian Sea for operation "Enduring Freedom" Tuesday Sept. 24, 2002