030326-N-4308O-004 Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 26, 2003) -- Gunner's Mates fire the messenger line from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) across to the Military Sealift Command ship USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) at the beginning of a mid-afternoon refueling at sea (RAS). Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are operating in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Rya

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030326-N-4308O-004 Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 26, 2003) -- Gunner's Mates fire the messenger line from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) across to the Military Sealift Command ship USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) at the beginning of a mid-afternoon refueling at sea (RAS). Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are operating in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor. (RELEASED) US Navy 030326-N-4308O-004 Gunner's Mates fire the messenger line from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) across to the Military Sealift Command ship USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189)

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