030514-N-4284T-001 The Arabian Gulf (May 14, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the ÒWarhawksÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Seven (VFA-97) prepares to launch from one of four steam-driven catapults during flight operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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 Airman Joshua K. Tyree. (RELEASED) U
030514-N-4284T-001 The Arabian Gulf (May 14, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the ÒWarhawksÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Seven (VFA-97) prepares to launch from one of four steam-driven catapults during flight operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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 Airman Joshua K. Tyree. (RELEASED) US Navy 030514-N-4284T-001 An F-A-18 Hornet prepares to launch from one of four steam-driven catapults during flight operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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