030407-N-2143T-005 The Arabian Sea (Apr. 7, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet from the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Four (VFA-94) launches from the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are expected to join coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 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 Airman Maebel Tinoko. (RELEASED) FA-18 Start auf Flugzeugtraeger

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