Combat Camera: U.S., French Support Ground Troops

A French E-2C Hawkeye from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier French navy ship Charles de Gaulle performs a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the North Arabian Sea, April 12, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny Cantrell

U.S. Navy sailors take photographs as a French Super-Extenard from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier French navy ship Charles de Gaulle performs a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, April 12, 2007. Stennis, as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, and Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of Commander, Task Force 473, are in the North Arabian Sea conducting bilateral exercises and supporting multi-national ground forces in Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny Cantrell

A U.S. Navy sailor watches a French Rafale aircraft from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier French navy ship Charles de Gaulle perform a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, April 12, 2007. Stennis, as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, and Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of Commander, Task Force 473, are in the North Arabian Sea conducting bilateral exercises and supporting multi-national ground forces in Afghanistan.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ron Reeves

A French Dolphin 35F helicopter from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier French navy ship Charles de Gaulle hovers over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, April 12, 2007. Stennis, as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, and Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of Commander, Task Force 473, are in the North Arabian Sea conducting bilateral exercises and supporting multi-national ground forces in Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny Cantrell

Two French Rafale, two French Super-Extenards and an E-2C Hawkeye from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier French navy ship Charles de Gaulle fly in formation over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, April 12, 2007. Stennis, as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, and Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of Commander, Task Force 473, are in the North Arabian Sea conducting bilateral exercises and supporting multi-national ground forces in Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny Cantrell

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