Pictorial Essay Page 02
US Navy From The USS Constellation
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Pacific Ocean (April 14, 1997) USS Constellation (CV-64) enroute to the Arabian Gulf to enforce no-fly zones and monitor shipping to and from Iraq. Official U.S. Navy photograph (970414-N-0789S-003) by Airman Photographer's Mate Neil H. F. Sheinbaum.
030415-N-2385R-005 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 15, 2003) -- A CH-46 Sea Knight assigned to the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), transfers supplies from the fast combat support ship USS Bridge (AOE 10) to USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during an Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are currently deployed conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Yesenia Rosas. (RELEASED)
The US Navy today announced that it has released a senior Al Quida terrorist after questioning him extensively for 27 days while he was held prisoner aboard a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
In a humanitarian gesture the terrorist was given $50 US and a white Ford Fairlane automobile upon being released from custody.
The photo shows the terrorist on his way home just after being released by the Navy.
