At sea with the guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) Oct. 29, 2002 -- A Naval Air Crewman watches USS Mitscher pass below shortly after lifting off from the deck of the ship's fantail. Mitscher is underway with the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Battle Group conducting missions in support of a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass.