Two U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E <i>Intruder</i> aircraft patrol the skies over the Persian Gulf in support of Operation <i>Southern Watch</i> in on 26 Sep 1996. Both aircraft were the respective aircraft of the "Commander Air Group" (CAG) of two different <i>Carrier Air Wing</i>s (CVW).  The A-6E flying nearer to the camera (BuNo 164382) was assigned to the <i>Sunday Punchers</i> of Attack Squadron VA-75 and the "CAG-bird" of <i>CVW-17</i> aboard the carrier USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CVN-65). The other A-6E (BuNo 159579) was assigned to the <i>Main Battery</i>, Attack Squadron VA-196, <i>CVW-14</i>, deployed aboard the <i>USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).</i>
Lt. Pat Etienne, USN
1996-09-26
U.S. DefenseImagery <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.defenseimagery.mil">[1]</a> photo VIRIN: DN-SD-01-09984 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details.cfm?SDAN=DNSD0109984&amp;JPGPath=/Assets/1986/Navy/DN-SD-01-09984.JPG">[2]</a>