030321-N-7781D-074 The Mediterranean (Mar. 21, 2003) -- Naval Aviators assigned to the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22) dress out in flight gear during preparations for combat mission over Iraq. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are on deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's

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030321-N-7781D-074 The Mediterranean (Mar. 21, 2003) -- Naval Aviators assigned to the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22) dress out in flight gear during preparations for combat mission over Iraq. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are on deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrea Decanini. (RELEASED) US Navy 030321-N-7781D-074 Naval Aviators assigned to the

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