U.S. Navy flight deck crewmen ready a Grumman A-6A <i>Intruder</i> (BuNo 155699) of Attack Squadron VA-165 "Boomers" for launching from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Constellation</i> (CVA-64), during Vietnam War operations in the South China Sea, 25 April 1972. VA-165 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the <i>Constellation</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 1 October 1971 to 1 July 1972.
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PH3 Ronald F. Reichwein, U.S. Navy</div>
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