Members of the flight deck crew inspect the arresting gear aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) before flight operations. The arresting gear is four sturdy cables made of tightly woven high-tensile steel wire, 20 feet from one another at the aft end of the flight deck. These arresting "wires" are snagged by tailhook on an aircraft, making possible the ability to land and come to a full stop within a few hundred feet. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 3rd Class Sabrina A. Day.
The Kitty Hawk Battle Group gets into formation for a battle group photo. Navy battle groups do not operate as pictured here but are spread out over hundred of square miles. The photo includes ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) which are conducting exercises in support of Operation Keen Sword 2003. Kitty Hawk is forward-deployed and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 3rd Class Lee McCaskill.
The Kitty Hawk Battle Group gets into formation for a battle group photo. Navy battle groups do not operate as pictured here but are spread out over hundred of square miles. The photo includes ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) which are conducting exercises in support of Operation Keen Sword 2003. Kitty Hawk is forward-deployed and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 3rd Class Lee McCaskill.
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