030331- N-9228K-008 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 31, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the ÒBlack AcesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) comes in for a landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Nimitz is lending four of her Air WingÕs Super Hornets to the Lincoln to provide for a mix of fighter/tanker capabilities to support coalition forces on the ground in Iraq. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
030331- N-9228K-008 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 31, 2003) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the ÒBlack AcesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) comes in for a landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Nimitz is lending four of her Air WingÕs Super Hornets to the Lincoln to provide for a mix of fighter/tanker capabilities to support coalition forces on the ground in Iraq. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national 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 3rd Class Michael S. Kelly. (RELEASED) US Navy 030331-N-9228K-008 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VFA-41) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) comes in for a landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraha
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