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Break time on the USS Independence, 1992

By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 10, 2012
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Ted Salois ©Stars and Stripes
Persian Gulf, September, 1992: A crew member takes a break on a very expensive deck chair aboard the USS Independence. The carrier and its planes were taking part in Operation Southern Watch, the post-Gulf War effort to prevent Iraqi aircraft from straying below the 32nd parallel.

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