A CH-46D/E Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Squadron 11 (HS-11) transports supplies from the combat stores ship USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS-8) to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during a vertical replenishment operation as the carrier is operating in support of Operation Deny Flight. In the foreground several F-14 Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 102 (FV-102) are parked at the edge of the flight deck

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 (HC-8) hovers over the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) during vertical replenishment operations. The helicopter is based on the USN Combat Stores Ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS 2)

The aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60), background, steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). After 45 days on station in the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield, the KENNEDY and its battle group are being relieved by the SARATOGA and its battle group. In the foreground are a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, left, and a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 (HC-8) UH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) delivers cargo to the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) during vertical replenishment operations. The squadron is assigned to Fleet Logistics Support

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) passes the guided missile cruiser USS VALLEY FORGE (CG-50) as it carries a load of supplies to the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) during a vertical replenishment. The RANGER and its battle group are on station in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm

Two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) carry supplies to the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) during vertical replenishment operations. The squadron is assigned to Fleet Logistics Support

An US Navy (USN) SH-60B Seahawk (LAMPS Mk III) helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4), prepares to land aboard the USN NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). A USN F-14D Tomcat aircraft assigned to Fighter Squadron Three one (VF 31), spotted on the flight deck, is visible in the foreground. The Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW 14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An aerial view of aircraft parked on the flight line. The aircraft are from front to rear, a C-118B Liftmaster, a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) KC-130R Hercules, two Marine PHOTO-Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMFP-3) RF-4B Phantoms, two Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451) F-4Ss and two Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 50 (VRC-50) C-2A Greyhounds. A VRC-50 C-1A Trader and CT-39 Sabreliner are in the left background

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) picks up cargo from the Suribachi class ammunition ship USS MAUNA KEA (AE 22) during vertical replenishment operations with the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The squadron is assigned to Fleet Logistics Support

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to conduct an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, maintains position as a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft moves in to conduct an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

A UH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from the ammunition ship USS KISKA (AE 35) hovers above the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during Fleet Exercise 85. In the foreground are several F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 21. On the far right is an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft

A CH-46D/E Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Squadron 11 (HS-11) transports supplies from the combat stores ship USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS-8) to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during a vertical replenishment operation as the carrier is operating in support of Operation Deny Flight. In the foreground several F-14 Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 102 (FV-102) are parked at the edge of the flight deck

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Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT

Country: Adriatic Sea

Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Raymond T. Conway

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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