Keywords: US Navy 020923-N-1159M-003 A Sailor gives the signal to launch an E-2C ^ldquo, Hawkeye^rdquo, from one of four steam driven catapults on the ship^rsquo,s flight deck.jpg en At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Sep 23 2002 -- A Sailor gives the signal to launch an E-2C Hawkeye from one of four steam driven catapults on the ship s flight deck The Hawkeye is the Navy's all-weather carrier-based tactical warning and control system aircraft It provides all-weather airborne early warning command and control functions for the carrier battle group Additional missions include surface surveillance coordination strike and interceptor control search and rescue guidance and communications relay Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen CVW-14 are on a scheduled six month deployment conducting combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Daniel J Mark RELEASED 2002-09-23 020923-N-1159M-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2783 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Daniel J Mark PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft carrier take-offs |