030326-N-9228K-001 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 26, 2003) -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒFist of the FleetÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25) prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and her embarked aircraft are deployed 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 030326-N-

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030326-N-9228K-001 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 26, 2003) -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒFist of the FleetÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Five (VFA-25) prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and her embarked aircraft are deployed 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 030326-N-9228K-001 An F-A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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