030323-N-9593M-020 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 23, 2003) -- A plane captain cleans a canopy on an F-18 Hornet during preflight checks aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and, end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED) US Navy 030323-N-9593M-020 A plane captain cleans a canopy on an F-18 Hornet during preflight checks aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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