030402-N-6895M-503 The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 2, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat (center) assigned to the ÒBlack LionsÓ of fighter Squadron Two Thirteen (VF-213) prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), as an F/A-18 Hornet (right) assigned to the ÒHuntersÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Zero One (VFA-201) prepares to launch. Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) 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 Hus
030402-N-6895M-503 The Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 2, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat (center) assigned to the ÒBlack LionsÓ of fighter Squadron Two Thirteen (VF-213) prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), as an F/A-18 Hornet (right) assigned to the ÒHuntersÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Zero One (VFA-201) prepares to launch. Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) 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 Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James K. McNeil. (RELEASED) US Navy 030402-N-6895M-503 An F-14 Tomcat (center) prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), as an F-A-18 Hornet (right) prepares to launch
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