051113-N-6484E-002 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87), launches from the flight deck of 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 Stephen Early (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-6484E-002 An F-A-18C Hornet la


051113-N-6484E-002 Persian Gulf (Nov. 13, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87), launches from the flight deck of 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 Stephen Early (RELEASED) US Navy 051113-N-6484E-002 An F-A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)


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