SQUADRON LINE CREWMEN WIPE DOWN CANOPY ON F-14 TOMCAT ON BOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN...

Squadron line crewman wipe down a canopy of a Navy F-14 Tomcat on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 8, 2003. The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep-wing fighter with a mission to intercept and destroy enemy aricraft as well as acting in a strike and reconnaissance role. The USS Abraham Lincoln is part of an eight-ship battle group operating in the Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch patrolling the southern 'no-fly' zone over Iraq and backing up Washington's tough stance on Baghdad. REUTERS/John Schults REUTERS