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| Keywords: Missing Man Flyover formation.jpg Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing Three CVW-3 perform a Missing Man Flyover formation above USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 during a wreath laying ceremony held on the flight deck in memory of Capt Franklin Hooks II assigned to the Silver Eagles of Marine Fighter-Attack squadron One One Five VMFA-115 Hooks died when his F/A-18 Hornet jet crashed while conducting exercises off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman near the Azores Islands on June 26 Hooks began his military career as an Electronics Technician when he joined the Navy in 1990 In 1993 he was appointed to the U S Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1997 Truman CVN 75 is participating in Majestic Eagle a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco The exercise demonstrates the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval air undersea and surface warfare groups Countries involved in the U S -led exercise include the United Kingdom Morocco France Italy Portugal Spain and Turkey Truman's participation in Majestic Eagle is part of her scheduled deployment supporting the Navy's new fleet response plan FRP Summer Pulse 2004 the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups CSGs demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe in five theaters with other U S allied and coalition military forces http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16280 2004-07-18 Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Jay C Pugh PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov Missing man formations Flypasts at sea Summer Pulse 2004 MEDSHARK-Majestic Eagle 2004 | ||||
