Keywords: US Navy 041222-N-4308O-107 A pilot, assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37), prepares to climb up the boarding ladder to the cockpit of his F-A-18C Hornet prior to flight operations.jpg en Persian Gulf Dec 22 2004 A pilot assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven VFA-37 prepares to climb up the boarding ladder to the cockpit of his F/A-18C Hornet prior to flight operations on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 Carrier Air Wing Three CVW-3 embarked aboard Truman is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance missions over Iraq The Truman Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor RELEASED 2004-12-22 041222-N-4308O-107 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 21630 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Harry S Truman CVN-75 Aircraft access ladders Strike Fighter Squadron 37 United States Navy |