File:F-14 Tomcats return to NAS Oceana in March 1991.jpeg

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat aircraft and a Grumman A-6E Intruder aircraft fly out in front of a group of 18 Tomcat aircraft as the fighter and heavy attack squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) return to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia (USA) after being deployed in the Persian Gulf region during the 1991 Gulf War. USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), with assigned CVW-3, was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea from 15 August 1990 to 28 March 1991. USS Saratoga (CV-60), with assigned CVW-17, was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea from 7 August 1990 to 28 March 1991.
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
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An F-14A Tomcat aircraft and an A-6E Intruder aircraft fly out in front of a group of 18 Tomcat aircraft as the fighter and heavy attack squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) return to Oceana after being deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. CVW-3 and CVW-17 were based aboard the aircraft carriers USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) and USS SARATOGA (CV-60), respectively
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert Mcroy Release Status: Released to Public
Date 27 March 1991
date QS:P571,+1991-03-27T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q59661040
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