030401-N-9593M-050 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 1, 2003) -- An Aviation Ordnanceman from Strike Fighter Squadron One Fifteen (VFA-115) wires up ordnance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) attached to USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is lending four of her Air Wing’s Super Hornets to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to provide for a mix of fighter/tanker capabilities to support coalition forces on the ground in Iraq. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedo
030401-N-9593M-050 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 1, 2003) -- An Aviation Ordnanceman from Strike Fighter Squadron One Fifteen (VFA-115) wires up ordnance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) attached to USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is lending four of her Air Wing’s Super Hornets to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to provide for a mix of fighter/tanker capabilities to support coalition forces on the ground in Iraq. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is 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 030401-N-9593M-050 An Aviation Ordnanceman from Strike Fighter Squadron One Fifteen (VFA-115) wires up ordnance on an F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) attached to USS Nimitz (
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