051113-N-7241L-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87), launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-7241L-001 An F-A-18C
051113-N-7241L-001 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87), launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-7241L-001 An F-A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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