030517-N-9319H-006 At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 17, 2003 - Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate 1st Class Patrick Reynolds, from Queen Creek, Ariz., directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒTophattersÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14) into position for launch during flight operations aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction
030517-N-9319H-006 At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 17, 2003 - Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate 1st Class Patrick Reynolds, from Queen Creek, Ariz., directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒTophattersÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14) into position for launch during flight operations aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Airman Angel G. Hilbrands. (RELEASED) US Navy 030517-N-9319H-006 Aviation Boatswain%%5Ersquo,s Mate 1st Class Patrick Reynolds, from Queen Creek, Ariz., directs an F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14) into positi
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