<p>View of the aft flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVS-33) with various aircraft of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 (CVSG-53) on deck. CVSG-53 was assigned to the <i>Kearsarge</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 9 June to 20 December 1966.
Visible are:<br>
two Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 (HS-6) "Indians",<br>
three Grumman S-2E <i>Tracker</i> each of Anti-Submarine Squadron 21 (VS-21) "Lightning Bolts" and VS-29 "Tromboners", and<br>
two Grumman E-1B <i>Tracer</i> of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.R "Early Eleven".<br></p>
In the background are three accompanying destroyers, the first one being being USS <i>James E. Kyes</i> (DD-787).
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv33-66/027.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv33-66/index_004.htm">USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVS-33) 1966 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>