ABOARD USS INDEPENDENCE (Mar.7, 1998) -- Airman Fernando Soto-Moreno From El Paso, TX fires the shot line and Torpedoman's Mate, Seaman Jeremy Anderson from Salt Lake City, UT handles the shot line in preparation for pulling in pier side to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV 62). Independence is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Photo by U. S. Navy Photographer's Mate Third Class David Levy.