File:VFA-147 FA-18C Hornet catching arresting wire on USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 971106-N-6939M-269.jpg

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Image title	A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) catches the arresting gear wire, while landing on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). VFA-147 is part of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) embarked on NIMITZ. The NIMITZ and her air wing are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of UN sanctions, enforcing the southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Persian Gulf, 6 November 1997.
Headline	SOUTHERN WATCH
Author	, PH3 Christopher Mobley, USN
Source	UNKNOWN
Short title	971106-N-6939M-269
Date and time of data generation	6 November 1997
City shown	USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)
IIM version	2
Writer	G. Mitchell
Special instructions	RELEASED
Country shown	PERSIAN GULF
Category	N
Supplemental categories	UNCLASS
Keywords	arresting wire tailhook f/a-18c hornet uss nimitz cvn 68 aircraft carrier U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER SDAN: DN-SD-01-03451