050420-N-6694B-003 Iraq (Apr. 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), flies over Iraq during a combat mission prior to returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry (RELEAS

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050420-N-6694B-003 Iraq (Apr. 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), flies over Iraq during a combat mission prior to returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry (RELEASED) US Navy 050420-N-6694B-003 An F-A-18C Hornet flies over Iraq during a combat mission prior to returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

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