File:Ling-Temco-Vought LTV A-7E Corsair II of VA-87 is launched from USS Independence (CV-62), 7 December 1983 (6381814).jpeg

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English: A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought LTV A-7E-7-CV Corsair II (BuNo 157485) of Attack Squadron 87 (VA-87) "Golden Warriors" is launched from aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) on 7 December 1983. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW-6) aboard the Independence for a deployment to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea from 18 October 1983 to 11 April 1984. In December 1983, The carrier was operating off the coast of Lebanon in support of the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut. In October 1983, Independence took part in the invasion of Grenada.
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 6381814.

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