2003年12月28日，阿拉伯海湾，一架C-2A“灰狗”舰载运输机从弗吉尼亚飞往企业号航空母舰。这架飞机隶属于美国海军第40“生皮鞭”舰队后勤支援中队（VRC-40），其使命是往返大洋与陆地之间，为航母打击群提供客运，邮递和货物运输。（Arabian Gulf (Dec. 27, 2003) -- A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the awhides of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Four Zero (VRC-40) home ported in Norfolk, Va., makes a logistics run to USS Enterprise (CVN 65) from military installations in Bahrain. VRC-40 and the elements of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (ESG) are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the continued war on terrorism.）