030501-N-4748O-018 The Pacific Ocean (May 1, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet from the ÒFist of the FleetÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25) prepares for its final launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) fly-off. The Lincoln and CVW-14 are returning from a 10-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Geanine


030501-N-4748O-018 The Pacific Ocean (May 1, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet from the ÒFist of the FleetÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25) prepares for its final launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) fly-off. The Lincoln and CVW-14 are returning from a 10-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Geanine I. Ortez. (RELEASED) US Navy 030501-N-4748O-018 An F-A-18C Hornet prepares for its final launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) fly-off


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