S-3B Viking

Central Command area of Responsibility (Mar. 11, 2003) - A Plane Captain assigned to the "Fighting Redtails" of Sea Control Squadron Twenty One (VS-21) secures his S-3B "Viking" loaded with CBU-99 antitank cluster bombs just prior to flight operations aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The conventional aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is America's oldest active warship and the only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier that operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom)

S-3B Viking

An S-3B Viking assigned to the “Maulers” of Sea Control Squadron Three Two (VS-32) launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy’s first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate Airman Marcel A. Barbeau)

S-3B Viking

During an air-power demonstration performed for visiting Moroccan military officials an S-3B Viking assigned to the "Maulers" of Antisubmarine Thirty Two (VS-32) releases flares near USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The ship is participating in Majestic Eagle, a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco. The exercise demonstrates the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups. Countries involved in the U.S.-led exercise include the United Kingdom, Morocco, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. Truman's participation in Majestic Eagle is part of her scheduled deployment supporting the Navy's new fleet response plan (FRP) Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate Airman Jhi L. Scott)

S-3B Viking

An S-3B Viking, assigned to the "Scouts" of Sea Control Squadron Two Four (VS-24), folds its wings after recovering aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Most Navy aircraft are equipped with folding wings due to the limited space on the flight deck and hangar bay about aircraft carriers. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting flight deck certification in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate Airman Michael Cole)

S-3B Viking

Arresting gear personnel watch as an S-3B Viking assigned to the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22) folds its wings after an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and 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. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate Airman Kristopher Wilson)

S-3B Viking

An S-3B Viking assigned to the “Checkmates” of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22) prepares for an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Iraq. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate Airman Philip V. Morrill)