U.S. Navy aircraft are launched from the aircraft carrier USS <i>America</i> (CV-66) during "Operation El Dorado Canyon" on 15 April 1986. Visble are (front to back): A Grumman F-14A <i>Tomcat</i> from Fighter Squadron VF-102 <i>Diamondbacks</i>, a LTV A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> from Attack Squadron VA-46 <i>Clansmen</i> armed with AGM-88 HARM missiles, and a Grumman EA-6B <i>Prowler</i> from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron VMAQ-2 Det.Y <i>Playboys</i>. All squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard the <i>America</i> for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 10 March to 14 September 1986.
U.S. Navy - PH2 Robert Gunther Kutzer, III
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