USS NIMITZ AIR OPERATIONS IN THE ARABIAN GULF NO-FLY ZONE

NIM97111701 - 17 NOVEMBER 1997 - ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ, IN THE PERSIAN GULF: Navy Lt. Michael Stone from Valleycenter, Calif. completes signal instructions to launch a F-14 ÒTomcatÓ fighter from one of the carriers four powerful steam driven catapult systems, November 4. The Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch the UN "No-Fly Zone" over Southern Iraq. cc/James Watson-USN UPI.