A pilot from Fighter Squadron 102 gives his F-14B Tomcat a pre-flight inspection on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73 as the ship steams in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 2, 1998. The Washington battle group is operating 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. Fighter Squadron 102 is deployed to the Washington from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.