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Flight deck crew members push an F/A-18C Hornet into position for tie-down.
Flight deck crew members push an F/A-18C Hornet into position for tie-down the flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) on April 8, 1999. Enterprise and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 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.