041209-N-5345W-002 Persian Gulf (Dec. 9, 2004) - A Marine Corps pilot, assigned to the "Silver Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115), waits patiently in the cockpit of his F/A-18A Hornet for his turn to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) embarked aboard Truman are providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in ongoing operations over Iraq. Truman's Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10) and embarked CVW-


041209-N-5345W-002 Persian Gulf (Dec. 9, 2004) - A Marine Corps pilot, assigned to the "Silver Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115), waits patiently in the cockpit of his F/A-18A Hornet for his turn to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) embarked aboard Truman are providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in ongoing operations over Iraq. Truman's Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10) and embarked CVW-3 are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED) US Navy 041209-N-5345W-002 A Marine Corps pilot waits patiently in the cockpit of his F-A-18A Hornet for his turn to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)


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