030415-N-0000X-002 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 15, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet from the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Four (VFA-94) leaves a contrail while conducting missions over Iraq. Contrails form when hot humid air from jet exhaust mixes with environmental air of low vapor pressure and low temperature. The mixing is a result of turbulence generated by the engine exhaust. The ÒMighty StrikesÓ are deployed with Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national c
030415-N-0000X-002 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 15, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet from the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Four (VFA-94) leaves a contrail while conducting missions over Iraq. Contrails form when hot humid air from jet exhaust mixes with environmental air of low vapor pressure and low temperature. The mixing is a result of turbulence generated by the engine exhaust. The ÒMighty StrikesÓ are deployed with Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducting missions 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. (RELEASED) US Navy 030415-N-0000X-002 An F-A-18 Hornet from the
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