A Strange Parade

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 14, 2012) Personnel assigned to Fleet Readiness Center Southeast tow an EA-6B Prowler aircraft down Yorktown Boulevard at Naval Air Station Jacksonville towards Heritage Park. The Prowler is painted in a World War II paint scheme and displays the names of several naval aviator heroes including Capt. Scott Speicher who was shot down during the Gulf War, Capt. Michael Estocin, a Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the Vietnam Conflict, Cmdr. Harry Ferrier, a hero during the Battle of Midway and Korean War Ace Cmdr. Guy Bordelon, Jr. The aircraft is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Navy photo by Kaylee LaRocque/Released)

In Harms Way

 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 25, 2012) Airman Jay Abraham, assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, cleans the canopy of an EA-6B Prowler on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support mission as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)