ABOARD USS INDEPENDENCE (Feb. 20, 1998) --Lt. jg Brian F. German, from Vancouver, Washington, conducts a spot check on Electricians Mate Third Class (EM3) Joseph Mansead, form Woodward, Oklahoma, concerning his maintenance on a sump-pump motor in the elevator-two hydraulic system aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62). Independence is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris Howell.