030321-N-9593M-040 Arabian Gulf (Mar. 21, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED) US Navy 030321-N-9593M-040 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam powered catap

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030321-N-9593M-040 Arabian Gulf (Mar. 21, 2003) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED) US Navy 030321-N-9593M-040 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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