An armed U.S. Navy LTV A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> from Attack Squadron VA-94 <i>Shrikes</i> is launched from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CVN-65) during "Operation Praying Mantis" on 18 April 1988 in the Persian Gulf. VA-94 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the <i>Big E</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 5 January to 3 July 1988.
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