051113-N-7241L-005 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) Ð F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) and the ÒValionsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen (VFA-15), are staged on the bow prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Ma
051113-N-7241L-005 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) Ð F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) and the ÒValionsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen (VFA-15), are staged on the bow prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-7241L-005 F-A-18C Hornets are staged on the bow prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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