Aboard Uss Abraham Lincoln
Airman Ordnance crew member Scott Inke, from Mississippi, inspects the fins on an AIM-9 Sidewinder m.....
Airman Ordnance crew member Scott Inke, from Mississippi, inspects the fins on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a F/14D Tomcat on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Gulf, February 23, 2003. The USS Abraham Lincoln is part of an eight-ship battle group operating in the Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, as U.S. Secretary of State [Colin Powell, on a visit to Japan, dropped heavy hints about Washington's timetable for war in Iraq, saying the U.N. ought to decide what to do soon after a weapons inspectors' report expected on March 7.]