Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 980303-N-1717N-001.jpg en U S Navy EA-6B Prowlers F/A-18C Hornets and F-14A Tomcats are given preflight checks by their plane captains on the flight deck of the USS Independence CV 62 while the ship operates in the Persian Gulf on March 3 1998 Independence and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 are on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U S and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq 980303-N-1717N-001 Navy http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 1217 1998-03-03 en Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Neff U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos Aboard USS Independence CV-62 Grumman EA-6 Prowler F-14A Tomcat on flight decks Fighter Squadron 154 United States Navy |