Arabian Gulf (July 09, 2004) - A pilot assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) climbs the ladder of an F-14D Tomcat to enter the cockpit prior to a flight mission to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The ship is participating in 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, ...