Various aircraft parked on the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62) on 12 December 1983. The <i>Independence</i> was positioned off the coast of Lebanon in support of U.S. Marines assigned to the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut. Visible are:<br><p>- Lockheed S-3A <i>Viking</i> (BuNo 160600) from Anti-Submarine Squadron VS-28 <i>Hukkers</i>;<br>
- two Grumman EA-6B <i>Prowler</i> (BuNo 158649, 160433) from Electronic Countermeasures Squadron VAQ-131 <i>Lancers</i>;<br>
- two Grumman A-6E <i>Intruder</i> from Attack Squadron VA-175 <i>Thunderbolts</i>;<br>
- A Grumman F-14A <i>Tomcat</i> from Fighter Squadron VF-32 <i>Swordsmen</i>.<br></p>
All squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the <i>Independence</i> for a deployment to Grenada and the Mediterranean Sea from 18 October 1983 to 11 April 1984.
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