Airmen and the plane's captain ready the F14
for the next flight from the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman. The
plane's captain, typically the most junior person in the crew, is
responsible for final check and inspection of the plane before the
pilot takes the wheel. - Jim Veneman |
Peace through strength - Flight deck
personnel clear the way for the launch of an S-3B Viking assigned to
the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22)
from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during heavy
rain. The aircraft carrier and embarked units are deployed conducting
combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi
Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi
people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the
regime of Saddam Hussein. - Jim Veneman |
George Gause from Marion, SC helps sort one
day's load of mail that the ship receives in the hangar bay - an
average of 4,000 lbs. - Jim Veneman
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One bird observes the flight deck while other
larger "birds" on deck prepare for the next mission. - Jim
Veneman |
A chaplain's presence - Chaplain Doyle
Dunn visits with Lt. JG Cynthia Sheridan of Rock Hill, S.C., on the
captain's bridge of the USS Harry S. Truman. - Jim Veneman |
Nurturing sailors' spirits - Ship's
Command Chaplain Doyle W. Dunn leads the praise and worship singing
during a noon praise and worship service on board the USS Harry S.
Truman. - Jim Veneman |
Brenda Malone, a lieutenant commander who is
the public affairs officer on board the USS Harry S. Truman addresses
the issues of balancing faith, family and career. - Jim Veneman |
Brenda Malone, chief public affairs officer,
coordinates media related events and efforts aboard ship, including
this news conference with Rear Admiral Stufflebee who briefs the press
on a recent mission that was forced back due to bad weather. - Jim
Veneman |
Chaplain Cory Cathcart leads a midday devotion
and praise time each Tuesday at noon on board the USS Harry S. Truman.
- Jim Veneman |
Disburser chief Nancy McNeal assists a sailor
in her office. - Jim Veneman |
Erica Dobbs, center, a lieutenant who
supervises one of the ordnance areas, leads a women's Bible study each
Tuesday evening aboard the USS Harry S. Truman. This evening they're
studying the spirit of Jezebel - an attitude of destructive defiance
that can destroy and hurt. She compares this with Saddam Hussein and
his willingness to hurt his own for the sake of his regime. Chairs
that sit empty are normally filled. Several women couldn't make it due
to responsibilities associated with another launch of planes scheduled
for later in the evening. - Jim Veneman |
Sara Horn at work in one of the ship's training
rooms, which has now been transformed into a newsroom for embedded and
embarked media. - Jim Veneman |
Pictures of parents children can be found
throughout the ship on office walls and next to sailors racks and in
officers staterooms. It is family that people on board the USS Harry
S. Truman hold so closely to in times of separation. - Jim Veneman |
EM3 Michael Martinez from Grants, NM, finds a
quiet corner in the ship's library to study for his qualifications for
throttles man. - Jim Veneman |
