Keywords: CVW-6 aircraft on USS Independence (CV-62) off Lebanon 1983.JPEG Various aircraft parked on the deck of the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence CV-62 on 12 December 1983 The Independence was positioned off the coast of Lebanon in support of U S Marines assigned to the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut Visible are <br> - Lockheed S-3A Viking BuNo 160600 from Anti-Submarien Squadron VS-28 Hukkers;<br> - two Gruman EA-6B Prowler BuNo 158649 160433 from Electronic Countermeasures Squadron VAQ-131 Lancers;<br> - two Grumman A-6E Intruder from Attack Squadron VA-175 Thunderbolts;<br> - A Grumman F-14A Tomcat from Fighter Squadron VF-32 Swordsmen <br> All squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 CVW-6 aboard the Independence for a deployment to Grenada and the Mediterranean Sea from 18 October 1983 to 11 April 1984 http //www defenseimagery mil U S DefenseImagery photo VIRIN http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html guid 51df7036b2c15be83d696e6551607ed46359c110 DN-SN-84-05280 1983-12-12 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Independence CV-62 Multinational Force in Lebanon Anti-Submarine Squadron 28 United States Navy S-3A Viking Electronic Attack Squadron 131 United States Navy |