Keywords: US Navy 040814-N-8704K-007 Aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), flight deck personnel prepare to carry one of six Iranian mariners by stretcher from an SH-60F Seahawk belonging to the Red Lions of Helicopter anti-submarine Squad.jpg en Persian Gulf Aug 14 2004 Aboard USS John F Kennedy CV 67 flight deck personnel prepare to carry one of six Iranian mariners by stretcher from an SH-60F Seahawk belonging to the Red Lions of Helicopter anti-submarine Squadron Fifteen HS-15 HS-15 launched two Seahawk helicopters from Kennedy rescuing all crew members aboard the ill-fated Iranian-flagged dhow Naji Once on board Kennedy s medical staff treated the international mariners who are in good health according to the ship s senior medical officer Kennedy is working closely with the Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain to return the mariners safely to Iran Kennedy and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen CVW-17 are deployed in the region conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the continued war on terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten RELEASED 2004-08-14 040814-N-8704K-007 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17048 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS John F Kennedy CV-67 |