Picture Of The Month
Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Kevin P. Spurrell, Duncanville, Tex., directs an E-2C Hawkeye onto one of four catapults during launch preparations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on Christmas Eve 1997. Nimitz is currently operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James Watson [971224-N-1350W-502]. Dec. 24, 1997.