030417-N-4441P-007 At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Apr. 17, 2002 Ð An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the ÒBlack RavensÓ of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135) lowers itÕs tail hook in preparation for landing aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Nimitz after returning from a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational 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 Michael J. Pusnik, Jr. (RELEASED)

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030417-N-4441P-007 At sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Apr. 17, 2002 Ð An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the ÒBlack RavensÓ of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135) lowers itÕs tail hook in preparation for landing aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Nimitz after returning from a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational 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 Michael J. Pusnik, Jr. (RELEASED) US Navy 030417-N-4441P-007 An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the %%5Eldquo,Black Ravens%%5Erdquo, of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135) lowers it%%5Ersquo,s tail hook in preparation for landing

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