US Navy 021024-N-6817C-001 EA-6B prepares for launch

At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Oct. 24, 2002 -- Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Mark Cabreria from Sunnyvale, Calif., directs an EA-6B
“Prowler” to one of four steam driven catapults on the ship’s flight deck. The EA-6B Prowler provides an umbrella of protection over strike aircraft, ground troops and ships by jamming enemy radar, electronic data links and communications. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler Clements. (RELEASED)