The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 11, 2003) -- Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class David Crawford places a cart under a Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher B. Stoltz.
Camp Patriot, Kuwait (Mar. 15, 2003) -- Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Donald Weber, a recalled reservist from Dubuque, Iowa, prepares to pull the pin on a concussion grenade he will drop in the waters of the North Arabian Gulf. The exercise is a part of his grenadier certification process. In a joint training exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer Weber and other Sailors assigned to Inshore Boat Unit One Three (IBU-13) completed grenadier certification recently in preparation for future operations in the Central Command Area of Responsibility. Offensive concussion grenades are used as anti-swimmer devices in port security operations. IBU-13, homeported in Portland, Ore., is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel.