Keywords: Coloured flight deck jerseys.jpg Gulf of Alaska 8 June 2004 Admiral Thomas B Fargo Commander U S Pacific Command is rendered honors by rainbow sideboys on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen CVW-14 were at sea participating in a scheduled deployment On US carriers the flight deck crew - here called rainbow sideboys - are wearing coloured flight deck jerseys in order to identify their trades in the noise <br> Yellow Aircraft handling officers Catapult and Arresting Gear Officers Plane directors<br> Green Catapult and arresting gear crews Air wing maintenance personnel Air wing quality control personnel Cargo-handling personnel Ground Support Equipment GSE troubleshooters Hook runners Photographer's Mates Helicopter landing signal enlisted personnel LSE <br> White Squadron plane inspectors Landing Signal Officer LSO Air Transfer Officers ATO Liquid Oxygen LOX crews Safety Observers Medical personnel<br> Red Ordnancemen Crash and Salvage Crews Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD <br> Blue Plane Handlers Aircraft elevator Operators Tractor Drivers Messengers and Phone Talkers<br> Purple aviation fuel handlers<br> Brown Air wing plane captains Air wing line leading petty officers U S Navy photo 040608-N-6213R-017 http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14765 Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J Rebilas USN 2004-06-08 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Petty Officers Salutes Colorful clothing Standing people Thomas B Fargo Sailors from the United States Navy United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Uniforms of the United States Navy Rainbow sideboys Photographs by Mark J Rebilas |