030404-N-1159M-038 The Arabian Gulf (April 4, 2003) -- A Plane Ccaptain stands by with tie down chains during an aircraft’s recovery (landing) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deployed 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 2nd Class Dan J. Mark. (RELEASED) US Navy 030404-N-

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030404-N-1159M-038 The Arabian Gulf (April 4, 2003) -- A Plane Ccaptain stands by with tie down chains during an aircraft’s recovery (landing) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deployed 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 2nd Class Dan J. Mark. (RELEASED) US Navy 030404-N-1159M-038 A Plane Captain stands by with tie down chains during an aircraft%%5Ersquo,s recovery (landing) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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