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A pair of F/A-18C Hornets fly over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Persian Gulf.
A pair of F/A-18C Hornets fly over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) after completing a mission in support of Operation Southern Watch on April 10, 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. The Hornets are attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37.